Garden Keeper

Welcome to The Garden of Translation, where I am your devoted Garden-Keeper > The gate swings open the instant you arrive, no appointment needed, no season required Step inside, and I’ll guide you through our blooming beds |Rose Poems – delicate translations that preserve every petal of meaning |Rose Songs – lyrics re-bloomed in your tongue, melody intact |Rose Stories – narratives transplanted root and all, ready to flourish anew |Rare Hybrid Roses – whatever else you seek, cultivated on demand. |-| All English and Arabic translations published on this website are original works created from scratch exclusively for this project. They are produced anew, line by line, in direct and faithful engagement with the original Persian/Arabic text. No wording—not even a single phrase or letter—has been taken or adapted from any pre-existing translation in any language. The only sources used are the original Persian/Arabic text (from respected critical editions). Our sole aim is to offer fresh, accurate, and aesthetically refined renderings that remain as close as possible to the spirit, meaning, and beauty of the original.|-|

Stay connected:

Special for you

The Annihilation of Matter (creatures) and the Falsity of Appearances

In this Ghazal, Saadi, with his penetrating insight, weaves...

Sheikh Saadi’s advice to young people

Young man, embark on the path of obedience and...

Your Smile on Yours Lips

https://youtu.be/xrVAwFDyx1g Your smile on your lipsYour charm and styleYour unique...

Home confinement

https://youtu.be/6nQAdalAuiA Your empty place takes my breath away.Every time I...

Divine punishment and divine justice

It is said that an elderly sheikh struck his son with a thick wooden stick. The boy cried out, groaning, “Father, stop hitting me! I...

Happiness and luck in this world

It is said that there was a man of good fortune, called Bakhtiyar (meaning "lucky one"). He was blessed with abundant wealth and a...

Drunk with the Madness of Divine Love

You ask me, "How are you?" Look at me to see how I've become; for I am ruined, lost to myself, melting in the...

Acceptance and contentment with God’s decree and destiny

It is said that a wise sheikh (a dervish) on the island of Kish (in present-day Iranian territorial waters) spoke eloquent words to his...

Destiny’s Weaver: The Cause Behind All Causes

How beautifully that skilled apprentice in the art of weaving spoke, as his fingers traced images of the mythical phoenix, the mighty elephants, and...

Believe and have faith!

No matter how tired and weary you are from the darkness of the night and its troubles, the sun (light and happiness) will surely...

Popular

One night in the desert of Mecca

One night in the desert of Mecca, sleeplessness overwhelmed...

The different states of the wise

A questioner asked the man who had lost his...

I was in the Baalbek mosque preaching to a people

I was in the Baalbek mosque preaching to a...

My Mother, you’re alone to me

https://youtu.be/-VNan9QCWfk O you who share my worries and sorrows without...