Persian calligraphy cards: Nowruz Mobarak, Happy New Year, Spring

New year cards built on a short line of Persian calligraphy in nastaliq, the hand used in Persian books and greetings. Each card has one phrase written large with its English beneath: Nowruz Mobarak within a gold illuminated border, Happy New Year inside a sunburst medallion, and the single word for spring framed by blossom and a nightingale. The frames are gold illumination, Persian tile and minimal ink. Type a different phrase and the card layout is drawn around it.

• a card posted to family abroad
• a framed print for a Persian home
• a greeting for a Persian language class
• a gift card with a calligraphy line

Frequently asked questions

Is the Persian text correct?

Each phrase is written in nastaliq with its English line beneath, as the card shows. Check the phrase against the greeting you want before printing.

What do the English lines say?

Nowruz Mobarak, Happy New Year and Spring, one under each phrase.

What is the difference between the styles?

Gold illumination is a manuscript-style border with gold leaf on cream, Persian tile is cobalt and turquoise, and minimal ink is black ink on white with one thin rule.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.