Happy Hour with Shah Nimatullah Vali

Paint the Frogs with your own colours!

657d

Cool: karaoke time have we!

657c

One with the sea -with the sea- are we...

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Although a wave -a wave- are we...
The Persian word گلاب means "rosewater".

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Drowned in the infinite sea are we...
The Persian word آب means "water".

Pictures from the Sufi Sip-In / 1

Ecstatic Magian Pir.

Shipwreck's Feeling

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656d

Please, have some more!

656c

The ocean of our finite existence became a sequel of crushing waves...

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We had -oh- hard times. We felt like beggars...

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There was not a drop of work in the Country...

Power 6/6

I drew these six pencils on Friday, January 9, while taking part in a one-hour session with *Paper Pencil Caffeine* a drawing group in Zürich, Switzerland. The theme was “Against hatred, for freedom of expression” and the sketches have been sent with our solidarity to Charlie Hebdo. It was a nice moment for reflection.

Violence 5/6

Dismay 4/6

Liberty, Equality, Frat 3/6

Self-censorship 2/6

Fear 1/6

Seeking Shelter

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Barman! Barman!! Quick, the Ayran!!!

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True! "Not in pursuit of pomp and pageant to this door we have come. For shelter from ill-fortune here we have come". Hafez tr. by Clarke, p.723, Ode # 433.
The original text is this:
ما بدین در نه پی حشمت و جاه آمده‌ایم
از بد حادثه این جا به پناه آمده‌ایم

655b

Hi Zubin! Old Stripy Buddy!! Is that time of the month again?!? No!!!! I know it is not! The moon is still young, so what -if I may ask- brought you to the Sip-In so early? and with a nice Frog Lady carrying a basket full of fruits, no less! Come on, this must be quite a story, I sense...

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Hmm!!! I think I should go for a good sleep too...

Hommage au Maître (Tribute to the Master)

I think Georges Wolinski wouldn't dislike this:

Caption: Jihadists surrender their guns
The man says: "Now that Wolinski reached it, there will be no more virgins in paradise".

Adieu Monsieur Wolinski

Good Bye, Mr Wolinski. Good Bye, Master.

Halfway Through

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Cool! We are half way through... zz... zzz

For the text running above the column (Quran 78:9-10) click here.

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Salam Aleykum
Wa Aleykum Salam

For the text running above the column (Quran 57:6) click here.

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See you later!
Ladies' Quarters This Way Up

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A very strong Ayran, mamma mia!
Yep yep! Hic hic!! Now we need some rest!!!

Happy New 2015!

Frog and Zebra at the Gates of 2015 Bread.
Happy New Year!

Season's Sleep :-)

Frogs will be back on Monday, January 5, 2015, إن شاء الله.

Merry Christmas 2014 !

Scroll down to the translation of the Arabic text! Click here to The Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society.

And here is the Black and White version to colour!

Receptive Now Is My Heart...

Receptive now my heart is for each form;
For gazelles pasture, for monks a monastery,
Temple for idols, Kabah to be rounded,
Tables of Torah and script of Quran.
My religion is love's religion: wherever turn
Her camels, that religion my religion is, my faith.

*SufiPoems* Compiled and translated by Martin Lings. Click here to this book.

Let's Drink It Away!

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Eyvallah!

653c

گلو گلو = glu glu

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Glu glu glu

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Enjoy!
Wipe wipe

Froggy Graffiti 6

Sleepwalking Frog (strip # 536 and a half) whispers a love song to a slender cypress in the morning breeze.

Welcome to the Underworld! :-)

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Town ?!?

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Welcome, Folks! We serve the best Ayran in town!

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The full poem in Farsi can be read here. A very useful translation into English is here.

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Here we are!
We would like to thank Italian painter Roberto Guastalla (1855-1912) for inspiring us the entrance to the Sip-in.

Froggy Graffiti 5

Frog lurking from the top of a mountain (strip # 404).

See You Soon at the Sufi Sip-in!

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651d

Do people who are under threat stop to explain?!? He is following us: we'll meet for a drink at the Sufi Sip-in.

651c

Perhaps we should have stopped to explain that this is an emergency because of which you are here well before the next full moon...

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A very methodical guy! Even the smallest of changes upsets him greatly...

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Hee hee, that was my old friend, Dr. Gamblerone...

Froggy Graffiti 4

Frog taking off (from strip # 367a).