ومن لا يكرم نفسه لا يكرم
Who does not honour himself is not honoured
wa-man lā yukarrim nafsahu lā yukarram — Arabic.
Made to order — from AED 60A3 on canvas · made in the UAE · 5–7 working days after approval Order on WhatsApp →
Where it comes from
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma. The second hemistich of a line in the Muʿallaqa of Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma: “Who goes abroad takes an enemy for a friend — and who does not honour himself is not honoured.”
See it in the scripts
The script is the decision you are actually making — the same line reads differently in each. Both open already composed, free, with no account.
Have it made
This line is not a ready paint on the store yet: it is made to order in our UAE workshop, the same calligraphy paint as the other lines — from AED 60 for A3 on canvas, frameless, and framed by hand if you choose it. Send us the line and the size on WhatsApp; we confirm the price and the spelling before anything is printed. Five to seven working days after approval.
Order it on WhatsApp How a line is made to order
Want a different phrase, or your own words in this script? That is the most common thing people ask us, and it is the same product — say the words and the size, and we quote it.
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