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Written & Recited

Poetry

دل سے بولنے والا کلام

Urdu verse written and recited by Naseema Nasreen Ali — gathered over years, some of it collected in her book Awaz e Dil, some of it painted straight onto canvas.

Featured Verses

Artwork accompanying the poem Awaz e Dil by Naseema Nasreen Ali

دل کی آواز سنو، لفظ خود بول اٹھیں گے

“Listen to the voice of the heart — the words will speak of their own accord.”

Awaz e Dil

Artwork accompanying the poem Gulab by Naseema Nasreen Ali

ہر سطر میں ایک گلاب ہے، ہر خاموشی میں ایک روشنی

“There is a rose in every line, and a light in every silence.”

Gulab

Artwork accompanying the poem Noor by Naseema Nasreen Ali

جو نام لکھا ہے دل پر، وہی رنگ بنا کینوس پر

“The name written on the heart became the colour upon the canvas.”

Noor

Artwork accompanying the poem Safar by Naseema Nasreen Ali

سفر لمبا سہی، مگر ساتھ میرا کلام ہے

“The journey may be long, but my verse walks beside me.”

Safar

In her own hand

Handwritten Pages

Original manuscripts — each poem written in Urdu calligraphy and decorated with her own painted flowers.

Handwritten Urdu poem titled Parveen with painted pink and orange flowers — پروین — Parveen
Ink and painted flowers, 20th June 2022

Handwritten Urdu poem Dil-e-Bezaar with a flowing black ink flourish down the page — دلِ بیزار — Dil-e-Bezaar
Pen on paper with decorative flourish, 14 March

Handwritten Urdu poem December Ki Rukhsati beside painted red and green flowers — دسمبر کی رخصتی — December Ki Rukhsati
Calligraphy pen with hand-painted blossoms

Handwritten Urdu Eid poem with an illustrated woman scattering petals — عید مبارک — Eid Mubarak
Ink illustration with scattered petals

Handwritten Urdu birthday poem beside a painted column of blue and red flowers — سالگرہ مبارک — Birthday Blessing
Ink on paper with a painted border of blue and red blooms

Handwritten Urdu poem in black ink on a page washed with rainbow colours — شبیہ کے نام — For Shabiha
Written for a student, on a rainbow-washed page, 18 December 2023

Handwritten Urdu New Year poem written in two columns on plain paper — نیا سال — Naya Saal
A New Year prayer in two columns, 31 December 2022

Handwritten Urdu poem framed on both sides by painted pink, blue and yellow flowers — ہوشُربا — Hosh Ruba
Framed by hand-painted flowering stems

Handwritten Urdu poem for a sister with brushed red and blue petal strokes — پیاری بہنا — Pyari Behna
In memory of a beloved sister, 28 February 2024

Handwritten Urdu Ramadan poem surrounded by brushed blue, red and yellow flowers — رمضان — Ramadan
Ink and brushwork with painted blossoms

Handwritten Urdu poem bordered on both sides by painted blue cornflowers and green leaves — ماہِ رمضان کی واپسی — Mah-e-Ramzan Ki Wapsi
Bordered with hand-painted blue cornflowers

Handwritten Urdu poem in flowing black ink across a plain white page — پیاری بہنا — Pyari Behna
Pen on paper, 16 April 2023

Handwritten Arabic prayer with Urdu translation framed by painted pink and green flowers — دعا — A Prayer
Arabic supplication with Urdu translation, painted pink blossoms

Arabic calligraphy of a morning remembrance with painted red flowers and green stems — اللہ اکبر کبیرا — Allahu Akbar Kabira
Arabic calligraphy with painted red blooms and green stems

Handwritten Urdu blessing poem framed by columns of painted red and yellow flowers — نوید اور نایاب — Naveed aur Nayab
A blessing framed by painted red and yellow flowers

Handwritten Urdu poem beside two large painted blue poppy flowers — گناہوں کی گٹھری — Gunahon Ki Gathri
Ink with painted blue poppies

Handwritten Urdu verse in bold calligraphic strokes on plain paper — تیری رحمت — Teri Rehmat
Bold calligraphic pen on plain paper

Handwritten Urdu poem in black ink on a rainbow-coloured page held on a clipboard — کن فیکون — Kun Faya Kun
Written on a rainbow-washed page, 4 October 2023

Handwritten Urdu prayer with a hand-drawn flourish border, calligraphy pen resting beside it — دعا — Dua
Calligraphy pen with hand-drawn border, 30 October 2023

Handwritten Urdu poem in flowing ink on lined paper with a drawn crescent below — کچھ نہ کہو — Kuchh Na Kaho
Ink on lined paper, closed with a drawn crescent

Handwritten Urdu poem beside a painting of two large pink roses with Arabic greeting — بچپن — Bachpan
Verses paired with a painting of pink roses and a greeting of peace

Handwritten Urdu poem titled Mard-e-Imran next to a bouquet of pink lilies and roses — مردِ عمران — Mard-e-Imran
Ink on paper, photographed beside lilies and roses

Handwritten Urdu poem Rakht-e-Safar written in two columns with a dip pen resting on the page — رختِ سفر — Rakht-e-Safar
Two columns in calligraphy pen

Handwritten Urdu naat in a notebook with black and blue wave strokes beneath — نعت — Naat
Written in a notebook, underlined in black and blue

Handwritten Urdu poem in fine ink across a narrow white page — تمہارے دریا — Tumhare Darya
Ink on a narrow page, unsigned

Handwritten Urdu prayer poem with an ornate ink title and scrolling border — دعا مانگتی ہوں — Dua Mangti Hoon
Prayer verses with a bold hand-drawn title and border

Handwritten Urdu poem for a sister surrounded by painted blue and pink flowers — میری بہنا — Meri Behna
Written among hand-painted blue and pink blooms

Framed handwritten Urdu poem for a mother with a painted floral border — ماں کے لیے — Maa Ke Liye
Framed, with a painted floral border in blue, pink and orange

Handwritten Urdu poem about children with a pencil-sketched face and a red quill pen beside it — بچے — Bachche
Ink with a small sketched face, 2 October 2021

Handwritten Urdu poem Tum Ne Aaj Poochha with a painted pink and gold floral stem down the left side — تم نے آج پوچھا — Tum Ne Aaj Poochha
On leaving home, beside a painted stem of pink flowers

Handwritten Urdu poem for Shab-e-Barat with painted pink flowers along the left margin — شبِ برات — Shab-e-Barat
The night of decree, with painted pink blossoms

Handwritten Urdu poem Farq Parta Hai written in flowing black ink — فرق پڑتا ہے — Farq Parta Hai
Flowing black ink on a plain page

Handwritten Urdu poem about health and moderation written in fine black pen — چند لمحے سپیئر — Chand Lamhe Spare
Verses on health and balance in fine pen

Long handwritten Urdu remembrance written across ruled notebook paper — یا ورِ حسین — Yaad-e-Hussain
A long prose-poem remembrance on ruled paper

Handwritten Urdu naat with painted blue and red flowers along the left edge — نعت — Naat
Praise verses beside painted blue and red flowers

The full collection lives in her book of original Urdu poetry.

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