Arabic? inscription on a sikin panjang - translation welcome

[AhmedH]

Originally Posted by Loedjoe

I have seen these called Peudeueng panjang, and it seems to be an accepted alternative name, but I follow the admirable book by Van Zonneveld, Traditional weapons ...; but perhaps I should change my mind about what to call this type?

Salaams Loedjoe!

The Arabic inscription reads as follows:

اياك نعبد و اياك نستعين

Translation:

"It is you [Oh ALLAH!] whom we worship and whom we seek help from."

It is the 5th verse of Surat al-Fatihah; the first Surah of the Qur'an.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,

Ahmed Helal Hussein

PS: If there are any Arabic inscriptions that need to be read, could you please send me an alert via a private message, or even email me; and I'll give my reply in the open thread. I'm sorry, but sometimes I may miss a question that I know the answer of. Thanks a lot in advance.