#arabic script

2:47 AM thoughts

you know that feeling when you're scrolling at 3am and suddenly stop because something hits different?

that's what happened when i saw this necklace. not just any necklace though. one that literally puts YOUR NAME in diamonds. like...your actual name. the one your mom whispered when you were born. the one that makes you turn around in coffee shops.

the thing about names though

mine is laila (arabic, means "night" if you're wondering). and this necklace? they put tiny diamonds on EVERY DOT. every single diacritical mark becomes a little star.

i'm crying??? like actually crying???

because someone finally understood that arabic names aren't just letters. they're poetry. they're prayers your grandmother said. they're the sound of home.

3:15 AM confession

ordered it.

2,285 AED which is literally my entire month's coffee budget but like...when will i ever get another chance to wear my own name in diamonds???

18k gold. real diamonds. handmade in 7-10 days.

mom's gonna kill me but also she's gonna cry when she sees it because she's the one who chose this name. she's the one who said "laila, like the night sky full of stars."

update: 2 weeks later

IT ARRIVED AND I'M SOBBING

look at this: ✨💎✨

every dot is a tiny universe. every curve of the script looks like it was drawn by angels. the gold sits perfectly against my skin like it was always meant to be there.

wore it to lecture today and prof literally stopped mid-sentence and said "that's beautiful, what does it say?"

"it's my name," i said.

"it's perfect," she said.

the real tea ☕

this isn't just jewelry, besties. this is identity. this is taking up space. this is saying "my name matters, my story matters, i matter."

in a world that mispronounces our names and asks us to go by "easier" ones, wearing your name in DIAMONDS is revolutionary.

it's saying: this is who i am. this is what i carry. this is the sound that makes me turn around.

to my mutuals asking where to get it:

https://pieceofyou.ae (not sponsored just obsessed)

they do any name. any language. arabic names get diamonds on dots. other languages get a diamond on the first letter.

free shipping in uae. comes in a box so pretty you'll keep it forever.

4:33 AM realization

my name literally means "night" and now it's covered in stars.

the poetry of it all...

the universe really said "let there be light" and made it personal.

reblog if: you've ever wished you could wear your story around your neck ✨

or if: you think names deserve to sparkle 💎

or if: you're adding this to your wishlist right now 👀

سلام!

I recently started learning Persian, so I added a new language page in my Notion language database, and it's been filling with words! Such an interesting and beautiful language! I've been working on the handwriting too, but I'll share that once it's a little better 🙃

Ramallah, West Bank - Ocuppied Palastine, 2022

"Resist. You're worth the Hurricane."

Personal rambling about what this trip meant to me as a bosnian/bosniak below