Mehmankhana Guesthouse
by Faraz Khan
Title
Mehmankhana Guesthouse
Artist
Faraz Khan
Medium
Painting - Ink And Acrylic
Description
The Guesthouse of Rumi shown here as an arch or door by Princeton based artist Faraz Khan is full of wonderful reminders. The door or arch is the entry into the mehmankhana or guesthouse that gives a new meaning to mundane emotions often associated with a stressful life. The calligraphy is written in a Princetoni style to convey an Eastern and Western connection. The colors from the bottom to the top signify rock bottom silver, pristine water, golden soil, green vegetation, and blue skies with a sprinkle of nuqtas or dots in Princeton orange sprinkled throughout the calligraphy. Persian calligraphy of Rumi�s poem the Guesthouse.
Translation:
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
� Jellaludin Rumi,
translation by Coleman Barks
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December 26th, 2015
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