«دواؤك فيك وما تشعر» (Your remedy is within you, yet you do not sense it) – Diwani – Islam Ramadan

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«دواؤك فيك وما تشعر دواؤك فيك وما تبصر» (Your remedy is within you, yet you do not sense it; your remedy is within you, yet you do not see it)

«وتحسب أنك جرم صغير وفيك انطوى العالم الأكبر» (You think yourself a small body, while within you is folded the greatest universe)

«فأنت الكتاب المبين الذي بأحرفه يظهر المضمر» (For you are the clear book by whose letters the hidden is revealed)

«فلا حاجة لك من خارج وفكرك فيك وما تصدر» (So you have no need of anything outside, for your thought is within you and from you it issues)

Framed size: 60×60 cm

Script: Diwani

Materials: Natural ink on imitation ahar paper

Nature of work: Handmade

Symbolism and significance: Attributed to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. It signifies that a person carries the secret of his healing and his truth within himself, and symbolizes that knowing oneself is the gateway to knowing the universe and discovering divine wisdom.

Artist: Islam Ramadan