Though we all may vary

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Though we all may vary in form and shape,
Our existence remains as singular as an alif.”

‎صورت کثرتله اولمش مختلف
‎جمله سنك ذاتي بردر چون الف

Suret-i kesretle olmuş muhtelif
Cümlesinün zâtı birdür çün elif

(Nesîmî, d. 1418)

Ottoman Turkish language, Celi Talik calligraphy

Soot ink on handmade ahar paper

Dyed paper and ebru borders

Though we all may vary in form and shape,
Our existence remains as singular as an alif.”

‎صورت کثرتله اولمش مختلف
‎جمله سنك ذاتي بردر چون الف

Suret-i kesretle olmuş muhtelif
Cümlesinün zâtı birdür çün elif

(Nesîmî, d. 1418)

Ottoman Turkish language, Celi Talik calligraphy

Soot ink on handmade ahar paper

Dyed paper and ebru borders