Bespoke Arabic Calligraphy — Your Words, Made in the UAE

Bespoke Arabic calligraphy in the UAE — your words, from AED 60

Custom Arabic calligraphy made to order in our UAE workshop: a name, a couple's names, a verse, or a line somebody once said to you — set in a classical script, printed on canvas or cut and engraved in acrylic, and finished by hand in 5–7 working days. UAE delivery is a flat AED 50 per order for wall art and AED 25 for décor.

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  • A name set in square Kufic, cut in acrylic and framed in black, made in our UAE workshop
  • The square-Kufic name panel standing on a table, black frame on white
  • A framed square-Kufic name panel photographed at an angle on a soft white rug
  • A divided acrylic box filled with dates under a dark lid carrying a name in calligraphy
  • A divided acrylic box of dates and nuts under a black lid carrying a name in Thuluth
  • A clear divided acrylic box with a black lid and white Thuluth calligraphy
  • The black Thuluth calligraphy lid lifted from its divided acrylic box
  • A clear acrylic serving tray engraved with Arabic letterforms, the MASHQ mark on its side

What we make with your words

Every piece below is made after you order, for one person. The prices are the catalogue's own; the price list reads them live.

Piece Scripts Size Price Made in
Calligraphy paint, on canvas Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Kufi, Ruq'ah, Nastaliq A4 to 90 × 120 cm AED 60 rolled; framed from AED 140 (every size) 5–7 working days
Your name, framed Diwani, Thuluth, Nastaliq A3, 29.7 × 42 cm AED 185 framed; AED 75 rolled 5–7 working days
Square-Kufic name frame Square Kufic 33 × 23 cm AED 265 5–7 working days
Dates box with your name on the lid Thuluth 30 × 10 × 8 cm AED 215 5–7 working days
Acrylic serving tray with your phrase Any script in Mashq Studio The standard tray AED 115 clear; AED 165 gold-tinted 5–7 working days
Acrylic tissue box with your phrase Any script in Mashq Studio The standard box AED 130 clear; AED 180 gold-tinted or black 5–7 working days
Mug with your phrase Any script in Mashq Studio 330 ml AED 50 5–7 working days

Delivery is a flat fee per order, however many pieces: AED 50 anywhere in the UAE when the order holds wall art, AED 25 for décor alone, and Worldwide Express AED 250 within 8 days. A sheet written by hand and signed by a calligrapher is a different thing: see the originals, from AED 550.

How a commission works

  1. Send your words on WhatsApp — the words, the piece and size, and the date you need it.A minute
  2. We set it in the script you choose and send you the picture with its price.Usually the same working day
  3. You confirm the spelling. Nothing is printed or cut until you say yes.When you are ready
  4. We make it in our UAE workshop: printed or engraved, then framed and finished by hand.5–7 working days
  5. A photo before it ships. You see your finished piece before it leaves the workshop.The day it is finished
  6. Delivered by tracked courier to any of the seven emirates.AED 50 per order in the UAE (AED 25 for décor)

Which script?

The script is the decision you are actually making — the same words read completely differently in each, and each one is weak at something.

Script What it suits What it is weak at
Diwani Names, weddings, ceremony Hard to read at a glance
Thuluth Verses, large walls, the majlis Needs a large piece to be itself
Naskh Long lines that must be read Quieter on a wall
Kufi Names as a square pattern, modern rooms Reads as pattern before text
Ruq'ah Short everyday phrases, mugs and trays Plain for a formal piece
Nastaliq Persian verse Fights long Arabic prose

What it costs

Every size, every finish, in one table — the same numbers the product page charges. The frame colour never changes the price: eight colours, one number, so choose the one you want rather than the one you think is cheaper.

Size Dimensions Canvas, frameless Canvas, framed Canvas, framed + acrylic glass
A4 21 × 29.7 cm AED 60 AED 140 AED 150
A3 29.7 × 42 cm AED 60 AED 150 AED 170
50 × 40 50 × 40 cm AED 75 AED 200 AED 235
A2 42 × 59.4 cm AED 85 AED 245 AED 285
50 × 70 50 × 70 cm AED 120 AED 315 AED 375
A1 59.4 × 84.1 cm AED 145 AED 395 AED 480
60 × 90 60 × 90 cm AED 160 AED 425 AED 515
100 × 70 100 × 70 cm AED 195 AED 510 AED 630
A0 84.1 × 118.9 cm AED 250 AED 650 AED 820
90 × 120 90 × 120 cm AED 295 AED 750 AED 930

With or without glass? A framed canvas can be glazed under clear acrylic glass, which keeps dust, fingerprints and kitchen air off the print — worth it in a busy room or for a gift. It sits in the frame, so the rolled, frameless canvas has no glass price. Without glass the canvas texture shows and nothing reflects the light.

What is not in the table: delivery, stated on every product page; and anything larger than 90 × 120 cm, which we quote by hand — send us the wall. For several pieces, the published volume ladder applies at checkout as a code counted on the pieces in the cart: 10% off at 10–24 pieces (MASHQ-VOL10), 12.5% at 25–49 (MASHQ-VOL12) and 15% at 50 or more (MASHQ-VOL15) — see corporate gifting.

Send us five lines

Five answers and we can price it without a second message:

  1. The words, exactly as you want them written — spelling included.
  2. Arabic or Persian, and the script if you have a preference.
  3. The piece and size — a paint from A4 to 90 × 120 cm, a tray, a box, or just tell us the wall.
  4. Framed or frameless, the frame colour, and whether you want acrylic glass.
  5. The date you need it in hand.

Common questions

Is the calligraphy written by hand?

No. A bespoke piece is set in a classical script from real calligraphic typefaces, shaped in Mashq Studio, then printed or engraved and framed by hand in our workshop. No image model draws a letter. A sheet written by hand in ink and signed by a calligrapher is an original, from AED 550, written to order in 3–4 weeks.

I only know the name in English letters.

Send it as you write it. We transliterate it, set it, and send you the Arabic to check before anything is made. 296 common names are already drawn in Mashq Studio.

How long does it take?

5–7 working days after you confirm the spelling, then the courier. If you need it for a date, tell us the date in your first message and we say whether it can be met before you pay.

Can I return a personalised piece?

No: a piece made with your words cannot be resold, so it is not returnable — which is why we confirm the spelling and send a photo first. If it arrives damaged, send a photo within 24 hours and we replace it or refund you.

Do you deliver outside the UAE?

Yes: Worldwide Express is a flat AED 250 per order, delivered within 8 days.

Larger than 90 × 120 cm, or several pieces?

We quote those by hand — send us the wall. For ten or more gifts, see corporate gifts.

Before you order

A piece made to your words cannot be returned, because it cannot be resold — so check the spelling and the size before you approve. Prefer email? connect@mashq.ae.

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