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Saadi


Born
in Shiraz, Iran
March 04, 1208

Died
December 02, 1291

Genre
Poetry, Literature, Travel

Influences
Abu Hamed Ghazali, Sanai, Ferdowsi, Anvari ...more


Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, Saadi Shirazi (Persian: ابومحمد مصلح الدین بن عبدالله شیرازی‎, Arabic: سعدي الشيرازي) better known by his pen-name as Saʿdī (Persian: سعدی) or simply Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. He is not only famous in Persian-speaking countries, but has also been quoted in western sources. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition.

His best known works are Bostan (The Orchard) completed in 1257 and Gulistan (The Rose Garden) in 1258. Bostan is entirely in verse (epic metre) and consists of stories aptly illustrating the ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 9,737 ratings · 652 reviews · 171 distinct works • Similar authors
گلستان سعدی
4.50 avg rating — 3,444 ratings — published 1258 — 421 editions
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غزلیات سعدی
4.64 avg rating — 2,055 ratings — published 1290 — 16 editions
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بوستان سعدی
4.36 avg rating — 2,073 ratings — published 1257 — 140 editions
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کلیات سعدی
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Sadi's Bustan And Gulistan
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برگزیده ای از گلستان سعدی
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3.83 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1258 — 2 editions
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A selection of Sa'dī's Ghazals
4.32 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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هزلیات سعدی
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3.74 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2008
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چهل حکایت از گلستان سعدی
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گزیده قصاید سعدی
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3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1986
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“هوشم ببر زمانی… تا کی غم زمانه”
― سعدی, غزلیات سعدی
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“به‌راه بادیه رفتن به از نشستن باطل
که گر مراد نیابم به‌قدر وُسع بکوشم”
― سعدی شیرازی
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“...ما را که تو منـظـــوری خــاطـــر نـرود جـــایی”
― Saadi
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