“My Olive Tree” – Arabic Calligraphy Original Art by Kamil Dow

Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2008
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“O woodcutter chopping the branches of my olive tree / Scram! You will never get at my roots / My olive tree! / Who says it was desiccated by death? / The roots are throbbing alive in my plundered earth.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“يا حاطب الأغصان من زيتونتي / أقصِرْ فإنّك لن تطول جذوري / زيتونتي! / من قال أيبسها الرّدى / والجذر حيٌّ في الثّرى المغدور.” (حنا أبو حنا)

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Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2008
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“O woodcutter chopping the branches of my olive tree / Scram! You will never get at my roots / My olive tree! / Who says it was desiccated by death? / The roots are throbbing alive in my plundered earth.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“يا حاطب الأغصان من زيتونتي / أقصِرْ فإنّك لن تطول جذوري / زيتونتي! / من قال أيبسها الرّدى / والجذر حيٌّ في الثّرى المغدور.” (حنا أبو حنا)

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