Examples
Akin to the Arabic script, Jawi is constructed from right-to-left. Below is an exemplification of the Jawi script extracted from the first and second verse of the notable Ghazal untuk Rabiah; غاذال اونتوق ربيعة (English: Ghazal for Rabiah).
Jawi script | Rumi script | English translation |
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كيلاون اينتن بركليڤ-كليڤ د لاڠيت تيڠڬي، |
Kilauan intan berkelip-kelip di langit tinggi, |
The glimmer of gems waltzing beyond the celestial sphere, |
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