Ghatreh Toei — Rumi Sama Dancer Calligraphy Canvas

Created as meaningful Persian wall art, Ghatreh Toei brings a graceful sense of movement together with flowing Persian calligraphy into a modern setting. Its balanced contemporary palette gives the artwork enough presence to anchor a room while leaving space for the poetry, symbolism, and personal associations to remain central.

Poetry and Meaning

Ghatreh Toei opens with one of Rumi's most musical ghazals (Divan-e Shams, Ghazal 37), often sung in Persian classical music. The Beloved is called friend, cave of refuge, heart-consuming love, guardian — and, in the lines that follow, Noah and the spirit, the drop and the ocean. The dancing figure turns the words into movement.

یار مرا غار مرا عشق جگرخوار مرا
یار تویی غار تویی خواجه نگهدار مرا
قطره تویی بحر تویی لطف تویی قهر تویی

English translation:
My friend, my refuge, my heart-consuming love —
you are the friend, you are the refuge; O master, keep me safe.
You are the drop, you are the ocean; you are kindness, you are wrath;
you are sugar, you are poison — do not wound me any more. — Rumi, Divan-e Shams, Ghazal 37

Designed for Meaningful Spaces

Ghatreh Toei is well suited to a home, office, hospitality setting, creative studio, or meaningful gift display. Its balanced contemporary palette works with calm interiors that benefit from a culturally meaningful focal point, and its cultural focus makes it a thoughtful gift for a wedding, housewarming, Nowruz, birthday, or anyone connected to Persian art.

Canvas Details

• Gallery-wrapped, made-to-order canvas
• Printed with fade-resistant, water-based HP Latex inks
• Professionally stretched over a durable wooden support frame
• Canvas depth is selected for the ordered size and may be 0.75, 1.25, or 1.5 inches
• Ready to hang with mounting hardware included
• Available in multiple sizes

Looking for a different size, color palette, poem, or personalized version? Contact ORIAVI to discuss a custom order.