The Dancer, by Saadi
From the Bustan I heard how, to the beat of some quick tune,
There rose and danced a Damsel ...
Poems by Saadi
The Grass of God's Garden, by Saadi
I saw bouquets of fresh roses
Tied upon a cupola of grass.
I asked: "What is despicable grass
...
Inscription on the Fountain of Jemshid, by Saadi
From the Bustan I have heard that Jemshid, of happy disposition, inscribed on a tablet at the ...
Kingly Duties, by Saadi
From the Bustan It is no crime to drink water without the command of the law; but if thou shedde...
The Last Words of Nushirvan, by Saadi
From the Bustan I have heard that at the moment when the soul was departing, thus spake Nushirv...
On Friends and Enemies, by Saadi
I am displeased with the company of friends
To whom my bad qualities appear to be good;
They f...
The Pearl and the Ocean, by Saadi
From the Bustan A drop of rain trickled from a cloud into the ocean. When it beheld the breadth ...
The Pious Slave, by Saadi
From the Gulistan Be not over much angry with thy slave;
Treat him not unjustly, and pain not...
Saadi at the Grave of His Child, by Saadi
From the Bustan Whilst I was at Sanaa I lost a child--why talk of the blow which then fell upon ...
Sage Advice, by Saadi
A trained orator, old, aged,
First meditates and then speaks;
Do not speak without consider...
Silence, by Saadi
From the Gulistan To the ignorant man nothing is better than silence,
And were he aware of th...
Wealth, by Saadi
From the Gulistan Of what utility are the rich,
If they are clouds of August,
And do not rai...