arabic test sentences

From "Automating the generation and typesetting of Arabic script" by Mansour,
test in §5.4.3:

> The eight sentences were chosen to test these main features:
> - Each letter is correctly generated without compatibility problems with MetaPost
> - Choosing the correct forms of letters (context analysis engine test)
> - Connections between letters (joining problems that require modification in Meta-font files)
> - Kerning

diff --git a/unicode.txt b/unicode.txt
index b9f2cba2429ccd434a70817f6c1bd3445d3b9519..6f8b6fbb2756bdcdf32cb277f25bb30b066547b8 100644 (file)
--- a/unicode.txt
+++ b/unicode.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ Arabic:
   Naṣun ḥakymun lahu syrun qāṭiʿun wa ḏu šānin ʿẓymin
   maktubun ʿala ṯubin aẖḍra wa muġalafun biǧildin azraq.
 
+  ر ا يس العسر مع إن.  رسوله و اهلل يحب خالد كان وقد.
+  محسنون هم الذين و اتقوا الذين مع اهلل إن.  العرب لسان الشعر.
+  اهلل فسيكفيكهم.  متهم الرحمن سوى عدل كل و.  فيه مباركا طيبا
+  ر ا كثي حمدا الحمدهلل.  ورود و زروع بها و وفيرة خيراتها مصر أرض.
+
 Hebrew:
 
   הירשמו כעת לכנס Unicode הבינלאומי העשירי, שייערך בין התאריכים 12־10 במרץ