Forget, and Remember Again
Aishah al-Bay’uniya, 15th century Syrian Sufi poet and scholar Wrote:
Sulus calligraphy reads:
I am amazed by one who says: “I remembered my Lord.” Shall I forget so I can remember who I forgot? [upper line]
I drank cup after cup of love, and though the drink has no end, I’m still not quenched! [lower line]
Nesih calligraphy reads:
God looked with favor on a folk, so they stayed away from worldly fortunes. In love and devotion, they worshiped Him; they surrendered themselves with the best intention. They gave themselves up to Him in love and passed away from existence with nothing left behind. Then, with kindness and compassion, He turned to them and revealed to them His essence, and they lived again gazing at that living face as His eternal life appeared.
Soot ink on hand-dyed ahar paper, bordered with acrylic. Gouache and pulverized gold leaf were used in the koltuk panel illuminations.