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Sufi poetry Archives - Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy

Poetry in Persian / Farsi Calligraphy

April 6, 2017 |

For poetry in Persian / Farsi, calligraphy is the natural partner.  I receive many requests to calligraph the works of both classical and contemporary Persian poets and to produce calligraphic art for framing, weddings, book publication, tattoos and even jewelry. … Read More

Rumi: sell your cleverness

March 26, 2014 |

This line of poetry from Rumi has been translated as “Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”  I prefer “Sell your cleverness and buy be-wonderment.”  The Persian says: buy the art of wonder.  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Dance when you are perfectly free

March 20, 2014 |

“Dance when you are perfectly free”  Persian (Farsi) calligraphy by S.J. Thomas.  No Ruz Pirooz!

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Rumi: The Messiah is within my heart and like an invalid, I roam

February 25, 2014 |

A poem of Mawlana Rumi, “Nah man beehodeh gerde koocheh.” If you would like to hear this song sung in the Sufi ecstatic style, here is a link to a rendering by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The accent is definitely … Read More