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Saadi Shirazi

1210 - 1291 | Shiraz, Iran

Prominent Persian poet from Iran, famous for his prose in Gulistan and verse in Bustan.

Prominent Persian poet from Iran, famous for his prose in Gulistan and verse in Bustan.

Saadi Shirazi

Persian Kalam 17

ai mah-e-alam soz-e-man az man chara ranjida-i

bar sarir-e-dil shaham shauqat-e-gada in ast

arshast kehin paya ze-aiwan-e-mohammad

agram hayat bakHshi-o-garam halak KHwahi

KHush ba-didam sufiyan ra sohbat-e-KHammar mast
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Persian Sufi Poetry 4

balagh-al-ula bi-kamalihi

ishq

guftar andar subut-e-ishq-e-haqiqi ba-dalil-e-majazi

hikayat-e-gada-zada ba baadshah-zada - faqir ke laDke ka shahzade par farefta hona
 

Sufi Story 244

Story 4 -The Manners of Kings - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

Story 1- The Morals of Dervishes - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

Story 2 - The Morals of Dervishes - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

Story .6 - The Morals of Dervishes - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

Story 1-The Manners of Kings - gulistaan-e-sa.adii
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Bait 80

agar khufiya dah dil ba dast aawri

mara khud kushad teer e aan chashm e mast

चु इश्क़ आमद अज़ अक़्ल दीगर म-गोय

तेही-दस्त दर ख़ूब-रूयाँ न-पेच

न-बख़्शीद बर हाल-ए-परवानः शम'अ
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Sufi Quotes 53

Deep in the sea, there are riches beyond your imagination. But if you seek safety, that is at the shore.

Deep in the sea, there are riches beyond your imagination. But if you seek safety, that is at the shore.

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Green wood can be bent. But once it becomes dry, it can only be straightened by fire.

Green wood can be bent. But once it becomes dry, it can only be straightened by fire.

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If a gem falls into the mud, it will still remain valuable. And if the dust descends to heaven, it will still be of no value.

If a gem falls into the mud, it will still remain valuable. And if the dust descends to heaven, it will still be of no value.

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Ten dervishes can sleep beneath one blanket. Two kings cannot rein in one kingdom.

Ten dervishes can sleep beneath one blanket. Two kings cannot rein in one kingdom.

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The Alchemist dies in frustration and sorrow. And the fool finds a treasure in a ruin.

The Alchemist dies in frustration and sorrow. And the fool finds a treasure in a ruin.

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Qita 1

خدایا بحقِ بنی فاطمہ
 

BOOKS 27

Bostan

 

 

Bostan

 

 

Bostan-e-Saadi

 

1955

Bostan-e-Saadi

 

1961

Farhang-e-Bostan

 

 

Gulistan

 

 

Gulistan Ba Tasveer

 

 

Gulistan Ki Kahaniyan

 

1981

Gulistan-e-Saadi

 

 

Gulistan-e-Sadi

 

1982

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Related Sufi Poets

  • Fariduddin Attar Fariduddin Attar Contemporary
  • Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Contemporary

More Poets From "Shiraz"

  • Hafiz Hafiz
  • Sheikh Ruzbihan Baqli Sheikh Ruzbihan Baqli
  • Baba Fighani Shirazi Baba Fighani Shirazi
  • Baba Fighani Baba Fighani
  • Nooruddin Zuhoori Nooruddin Zuhoori
  • Khwaja Sa'd Gul Khwaja Sa'd Gul
 

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