The Best of You Are Best to Their Families

The words "The best of you are the best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family" climb from lower right to upper left, their extensions weaving through rising uprights. The artist chose a returning yāʾ in "li-ahlī" that reaches back to the start of "khayrukum", balancing the curve of the khāʾ and leading the eye from the end of the phrase to its beginning — linking a person's goodness to how they treat their family.