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Fifty Arabic words and short phrases, each set beside its English meaning in calm, editorial type: a bilingual library of virtues, everyday greetings and quiet lines from the Quran for every room.

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The word sabr drawn very large in black classical naskh on a bone ground, with “Patience” and its transliteration set small in the lower corners.PatienceNo. 1
Shukr in terracotta ruq'ah script beside the English “Gratitude”, the two divided by a fine vertical rule on a bone ground.GratitudeNo. 2
Tawakkul in dusk-blue nasta'liq set above a single fine rule, with “Trust in God” ranged left below it on a pale blue-grey ground.TrustNo. 3
Rahma in deep terracotta naskh on a pale clay ground, marked with a small star that leads to a footnote giving its meaning.MercyNo. 4
A small, light nasta'liq sakina in sage green floating in a wide pale-sage field, with a museum-style label in the lower corner.TranquillityNo. 5
Nur in bone-white geometric kufic paired with the English “light” at a matching scale in soft ochre serif on deep dusk blue.LightNo. 6
Amal in heavy black modern lettering on an ochre block, with the English “Hope” in italic serif on the bone ground below.HopeNo. 7
The English “Love” set small in the top-left corner, answered by a large terracotta ruq'ah hubb in the lower right of a bone sheet.LoveNo. 8
Baraka laid out as a dictionary entry: the headword in black naskh, a rule, the transliteration and a short definition in serif on straw.BlessingNo. 9
Ihsan in bone-white geometric kufic on near-black, with “Excellence” in spaced ochre capitals running up the left edge.ExcellenceNo. 10
Yaqin in bold black modern kufic above a dusk-blue band carrying “Certainty” in spaced capitals, on a bone ground.CertaintyNo. 11
Rida in sage-green nasta'liq centred on warm paper, with a short rule, its transliteration and “Contentment” in italic serif beneath.ContentmentNo. 12
Alhamdulillah in fully vowelled bone-white naskh on terracotta, with its English meaning in italic serif below.All PraiseNo. 13
Subhanallah in bone-white ruq'ah beside “Glory be to God” in serif, separated by a fine pale rule on deep sage green.Glory BeNo. 14
Masha'Allah in small black nasta'liq in a wide field of warm paper, with a museum-style label in the lower corner.As God WilledNo. 15
In sha'Allah in fully vowelled dusk-blue naskh above a fine rule, with “If God wills” ranged left below it on a bone ground.If God WillsNo. 16
Bismillah in large, fully vowelled bone-white naskh on near-black, with “In the name of God” as a small ochre caption.In God's NameNo. 17
Hasbuna Allah wa ni'ma al-wakil in fully vowelled bone-white naskh on dusk blue, with its English rendering set in ochre italic as a quotation.God Is EnoughNo. 18
La tahzan in terracotta ruq'ah ranged right, with “Do not grieve” set as a quotation in italic serif below it on pale clay.Do Not GrieveNo. 19
Hadha min fadli rabbi in black naskh above a short terracotta rule, with “This is from the grace of my Lord” set as an italic quotation.From His GraceNo. 20
Bayt in soft, rounded bone-white lettering on a terracotta block, with the English “Home” in italic serif on the bone ground below.HomeNo. 21
Ahlan wa sahlan in rounded black lettering on ochre, with a short rule, its transliteration and “Welcome” in italic serif beneath.WelcomeNo. 22
Salam in sage-green modern lettering filling a pale-sage sheet, with “Peace” in spaced capitals running up the left edge.PeaceNo. 23
Fa inna ma'a al-'usri yusra in fully vowelled black naskh on sage, with its English meaning set below as an italic quotation ranged left.With Hardship, EaseNo. 24
Sabrun jamil in sage-green nasta'liq on bone, marked with a small ochre star that leads to a footnote giving its meaning.Beautiful PatienceNo. 25
Rabbi zidni 'ilma in fully vowelled dusk-blue naskh on pale blue-grey, with “My Lord, increase me in knowledge” set as an italic quotation.More KnowledgeNo. 26
Wa huwa ma'akum ayna ma kuntum in fully vowelled bone-white naskh on near-black, with the English set as an ochre italic quotation ranged left.Wherever You AreNo. 27
As-salamu 'alaykum in terracotta ruq'ah on warm paper, above a terracotta band carrying “Peace be upon you” in spaced capitals.Peace Upon YouNo. 28
“May God reward you with good” set small in the top-left corner of a straw sheet, answered by jazak Allahu khayran in large black naskh in the lower right.With ThanksNo. 29
Farah in heavy, rounded black lettering filling an ochre sheet, with “Joy” and its transliteration as small captions at the foot.JoyNo. 30
Hikma laid out as a dictionary entry: the headword in black naskh, a fine rule, the transliteration and a short definition on warm paper.WisdomNo. 31
Lutf in deep terracotta nasta'liq on pale clay, with a short rule, its transliteration and “Gentleness” in italic serif beneath.GentlenessNo. 32
Karam in heavy bone-white display lettering on a dusk-blue block, with “Generosity” in italic serif on the paper ground below.GenerosityNo. 33
Wafa' in dusk-blue modern lettering beside “Faithfulness” in serif, divided by a fine rule on a pale blue-grey ground.FaithfulnessNo. 34
A modest black ruq'ah jamal floating in a wide straw field, with a museum-style label in the lower corner.BeautyNo. 35
'Ilm laid out as a dictionary entry: the headword in dusk-blue modern kufic, a fine rule, the transliteration and a short definition on bone.KnowledgeNo. 36
Dhikr in bone-white naskh on deep sage green, with “Remembrance” in spaced capitals running up the left edge.RemembranceNo. 37
Rizq in ochre kufic on warm paper, marked with a small star that leads to a footnote giving its meaning.ProvisionNo. 38
'A'ila in soft, rounded bone-white lettering paired with the English “family” at a matching scale on terracotta.FamilyNo. 39
Sabah al-khayr in black modern lettering on straw, above an ochre band carrying “Good morning” in spaced capitals.Good MorningNo. 40
“Coffee” set small in ochre in the top-left corner of a near-black sheet, answered by a large bone-white qahwa in heavy display lettering in the lower right.CoffeeNo. 41
Bil-hana' wa al-shifa' in vowelled terracotta ruq'ah above a fine rule, with its English meaning ranged left below on pale clay.Health and JoyNo. 42
A modest bone-white hilal in modern lettering in a wide field of dusk blue, with a museum-style label in the lower corner.Crescent MoonNo. 43
Fajr in bone-white nasta'liq on a sage-green block, with the English “Dawn” in italic serif on the bone ground below.DawnNo. 44
Matar in vowelled dusk-blue naskh beside the English “Rain” in serif, divided by a fine terracotta rule on bone.RainNo. 45
Bahr in dusk-blue modern lettering filling a pale blue-grey sheet, with “Sea” and its transliteration as small captions at the foot.SeaNo. 46
Ward in terracotta ruq'ah centred on bone, with a short rule, its transliteration and “Roses” in italic serif beneath.RosesNo. 47
“Sky” set small in the top-left corner of a pale blue-grey sheet, answered by a large light-weight dusk-blue sama' in geometric kufic in the lower right.SkyNo. 48
Hayat in soft, rounded sage-green lettering on pale sage, marked with a small star that leads to a footnote giving its meaning.LifeNo. 49
Ulfa in ochre nasta'liq paired with the English “closeness” in light serif on warm paper.ClosenessNo. 50
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