UN Arabic Language Day " why am i in love with Arabic ? "
Yesterday, it was the UN Arabic Language Day. I will not bother you with long boring history lesson nor write an article ending with " YOU MUST LEARN THIS LANGUAGE", no that's not my intend. :D
I am an Arabic native speaker who is enchanted with his language not because it's his mother tongue, it's because the language has so many beautiful aspects, and one of them is "calligraphy".
Arabic calligraphy is one of the most magical, elegant, imaginative, dazzling and stunning art you can see. I'm not saying it's number one nor the only one because there is no "one art to rule them all", art means variety and diversification regardless of origin, background or geographical location, art is art that's why I love calligraphy itself.
Arabic calligraphy is special, it transfers the calligrapher's soul and passion which is something only the gifted can do.
Calligraphy can show you many ways of writing the same exact word that your write every day and how to express yourself in it and the way to express your soul.
Finally, I would like you to feast your eyes on the attached calligraphy work by the Egyptian calligrapher "Khodeir El-Borsaidy"
From right to left.
1- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم = In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. "this phrase and it's writing style is very common"
2- كن كالنخيل عن الاحقاد مرتفعا يرمى بحجر فيلقي اطيب الثمر
Be like a palm tree high above hatreds, if it was thrown with a stone, it would throw back the most delicious fruit.
3- لسانك حصانك ان صنته صانك وان هنته هانك
Your tongue is your horse, if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you disgrace /betray it, it will disgrace /betray you.
thank your for your time :D
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UN Arabic Language Day " why am i in love with Arabic ? "
Yesterday, it was the UN Arabic Language Day. I will not bother you with long boring history lesson nor write an article ending with " YOU MUST LEARN THIS LANGUAGE", no that's not my intention. :DI am an Arabic native speaker who is enchanted with his own language not because it's his mother tongue*, it's because the language has so many beautiful aspects, and one of them is "calligraphy".
Arabic calligraphy is one of the most magical, elegant, imaginative, dazzling and stunning art to be found anywhere (you can see). I'm not saying that it is 'number one', nor the only one because there is no "one art to rule them all". Art means variety and diversification diversity regardless of origin, background or geographical location; art is art that's why I love calligraphy itself.
Arabic calligraphy is special, it transfers the calligrapher's soul and passion, which is something that only the gifted can do.
Calligraphy can show you many ways of writing the same exact word that your write every day and how to express yourself in it, as well as (and) the way to express your soul.
Finally, I would like you to feast your eyes on the attached calligraphy work by the Egyptian calligrapher "Khodeir El-Borsaidy"
From right to left.
1- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم = In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. "this phrase and it's writing style is very common"
2- كن كالنخيل عن الاحقاد مرتفعا يرمى بحجر فيلقي اطيب الثمر
Be like a palm tree high above hatreds, if it was thrown with a stone, it would throw back the most delicious fruit.
3- لسانك حصانك ان صنته صانك وان هنته هانك
Your tongue is your horse, if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you disgrace /betray it, it will disgrace /betray you.
thank your for your time :D
Just on the language:
*The continued third person here sounds a bit odd in English. I would suggest '...and I am enchanted by my own language and...'
Remember that contractions (it's) are discouraged in formal writing.
Remember not to miss out 'that': 'I am not saying that it is'. People, Americans being the worst, often leave it out when speaking. But in formal writing (and speaking-I always use it) it should be there.
Thank-you for that article. It was so interesting, and the examples are extremely beautiful.
I have always wondered about Arabic calligraphy:
Do you have to be specially trained to read it? Do you learn that in school?
How do you know where to begin reading from? -and where to continue reading?
Are the phrases usually well-known Quranic ones, and proverbs?
Thanks again.
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