Ab奴-Muhammad Muslih al-D墨n bin Abdall膩h Sh墨r膩z墨, Saadi Shirazi (Persian: 丕亘賵賲丨賲丿 賲氐賱丨 丕賱丿蹖賳 亘賳 毓亘丿丕賱賱賴 卮蹖乇丕夭蹖鈥�, Arabic: 爻毓丿賷 丕賱卮賷乇丕夭賷) better known by his pen-name as Sa士d墨 (Persian: 爻毓丿蹖) or simply Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. He is not only famous in Persian-speaking countries, but has also been quoted in western sources. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition.
His best known works are Bostan (The Orchard) completed in 1257 and Gulistan (The Rose Garden) in 1258. Bostan is entirely in verse (epic metre) and consists of stories aptly illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims (justice, liberality, modesty, contentment) as well as of reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Gulistan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections. Saadi demonstrates a profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence. The fate of those who depend on the changeable moods of kings is contrasted with the freedom of the dervishes.
Saadi is well known for his aphorisms, the most famous of which, Bani Adam, is part of his Gulistan book's. In a delicate way it calls for breaking down all barriers between human beings.
This translation is by H. Vahid Dastjerdi:
Adam's sons are body limbs, to say; For they're created of the same clay. Should one organ be troubled by pain, Others would suffer severe strain. Thou, careless of people's suffering, Deserve not the name, "human being".
ban墨 膩dam a'z膩-ye yek peykar-and ke dar 膩far墨n-a拧 ze yek gowhar-and 膷o 'ozv墨 be dard 膩varad r奴zg膩r degar 'ozvh膩-r膩 na-m膩nad qar膩r to k-az mehnat-膿 d墨gar膩n b墨qam-墨 na-拧膩yad ke n膩m-at nahand 膩dam墨
Complete Works of Saadi, Saadi Saadi was born in Shiraz, Iran, according to some, shortly after 1200, according to others sometime between 1213 and 1219. In the Golestan, composed in 1258, he says in lines evidently addressed to himself, "O you who have lived fifty years and are still asleep"; another piece of evidence is that in one of his qasida poems he writes that he left home for foreign lands when the Mongols came to his homeland Fars, an event which occurred in 1225. Biography, Golestan, Boostan, Ghazaliyat, Robaeeyyat, Molhaqqat, Ghasaayed, Ghata'aat, Masnaviyat, Nasihatol Molook, Resaalaat, Majales e Panjganeh, Taqrirat, Hazliyyat
ban墨 膩dam a'z膩-ye yek peykar-and ke dar 膩far墨n-a拧 ze yek gowhar-and 膷o 'ozv墨 be dard 膩varad r奴zg膩r degar 'ozvh膩-r膩 na-m膩nad qar膩r to k-az mehnat-膿 d墨gar膩n b墨qam-墨 na-拧膩yad ke n膩m-at nahand 膩dam墨
"The children of Adam are the members of one body, and are from the same essence in their creation. When the conditions of the time hurt one of these members, other members will suffer from discomfort. If you are indifferent to the misery of others, it is not fitting that they should call you a human being."
Sheikh Sa鈥榙i: also known as: Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif-ibn-Abdullah (1184-1283/1291?) His best known works are Bostan ("The Orchard") in 1257 and Gulistan ("The Rose Garden") in 1258. Bostan is entirely in verse (epic metre) and consists of stories aptly illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims (justice, liberality, modesty, contentment) as well as of reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Golestan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections. Saadi demonstrates a profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence.