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.

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 poem Naveed aur Tania framed by painted red floral borders — نوید اور تانیہ — Naveed aur Tania
A wedding blessing, bordered with painted blooms

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

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

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