“Thanks” – Arabic Calligraphy Original Art by Kamil Dow

Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2012
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Thanks, thanks / our Savior / Thanks, thanks / our Teacher / Your sheep are the voices of return / that arrived from a distant journey / Your sheep are a different Golgotha / Golgotha of the new book.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“الشّكر الشّكر / مُخلّصنا / الشّكر الشّكر / مُعلِّمنا / خِرافك أصوات العودة / وَصَلت من السَّفر البعيد / خرافك جُلْجُلة أخرى / جلجلة السِّفر الجديد.” (رشدي الماضي)

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Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2012
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Thanks, thanks / our Savior / Thanks, thanks / our Teacher / Your sheep are the voices of return / that arrived from a distant journey / Your sheep are a different Golgotha / Golgotha of the new book.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“الشّكر الشّكر / مُخلّصنا / الشّكر الشّكر / مُعلِّمنا / خِرافك أصوات العودة / وَصَلت من السَّفر البعيد / خرافك جُلْجُلة أخرى / جلجلة السِّفر الجديد.” (رشدي الماضي)

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