Let’s take “alqmr” as cipher: ا ل ق م ر Shift back by 1: ا ← No letter before ا (wrap?) – unlikely.
Example: “alqmr” → ا ل ق م ر If shifted back by 1: ق ← ف م ← ل ر ← ز So “alqmr” would come from “ف ل ز” – doesn’t fit. thmyl- nwdz fydyw lbnt msryh mwzt zy alqmr hay ...
Instead, I think the puzzle might be using or a common puzzle trick: “thmyl” could be “جميل” (beautiful) if we map t→j, h→m, m→y, y→l, l→i — but that’s English letters, not Arabic. Let’s take “alqmr” as cipher: ا ل ق