فَكَأَنَّما هِيَ مِن تَقادُمِ عَهدِها

فَكَأَنَّما هِيَ مِن تَقادُمِ عَهدِها

رِقٌ أُتيحَ كِتابُها مَسطورُ

رِقٌ أُتيحَ كِتابُها مَسطورُ

So, from the great antiquity of its days, it seems

a parchment, its writing made ready and inscribed.