Through the Year with Sa’di

Musleh al-Din Bin Abdallah Sa’di (Saadi or Sadi) Shirazi (1210–1291), is one of the greatest mystical and romantic Persian poets of all time, his ideas and style are highly original, and no one has been able to sing so brilliantly. Sádi hardly distinguishes between the spiritual and the mundane characteristics of life in his works. His ethical and spiritual guidance shows great sagacity of thought, correct observation, and knowledge of human nature. The well-known and most reads of his books are the Gulistan (Rose Garden) in prose and verse, and the Bustan (Garden of Fragrance) in verse. These verses are a selection of those books for your year. Most of them are used as proverbs. The book is categorized into spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season is different and special, plentiful, and beautiful in its unique approach. The book brings together 365 days of elegant and beautiful bilingual verses of Sa’di’s greatest poems. You can restrain the changing seasons and take inspiration from the natural world, with verses for each day. The translation that comes across in this book is prepared by G. S. DAVIE, M.D. in 1882, and Edward Rehatsek in 1888. This bilingual book is great for personal use but also makes an illuminating gift that can be useful for students and enjoyable for poetry lovers of any age, people who are occupied with work schedules, or your diligent friends and family.

Emerson: “Sadi, is the poet of friendship, love, self-devotion, and serenity.”