Saadi Shirazi

Bustan

Persian didactic poem exploring virtue, wisdom, and ethical conduct through narrative

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Saadi Shirazi
Saadi Shirazi

Persian poet and prose moralist whose Gulistan (Rose Garden) and Bustan (Orchard) are twin masterpieces of Persian literature combining lyrical verse with practical wisdom. He is the most widely translated classical Persian author.

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