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Ghazals

Mortality in this world, and Eternity in the Hereafter

One of the most beautiful manifestations of the "unity of witnessing" in Persian literature, where Saadi weaves a cosmic...

Part Two :The First Monologue: On Politics and God’s Wrath

English Translation O You from Whose light all existence springs forth, and by Whose abundant power the fragile dust becomes...

The merchandise of the brokenhearted in the Day of Resurrection

Sheikh Saadi reaches the pinnacle of mystical "Malamatiyya," where he demolishes the idol of "reputation" and "outward actions" to...

Part Eighteen: The Second Seclusion—Nightly Communion with the Heart

In these first eleven verses, the sage Nizami Ganjavi depicts a celestial gathering of intimate fellowship—unlike the gatherings of...