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اول دفتر به نام ایزد دانا

صانع پروردگار حی توانا

اکبر و اعظم خدای عالم و آدم

صورت خوب آفرید و سیرت زیبا

از در بخشندگی و بنده نوازی

مرغ هوا را نصیب و ماهی دریا

قسمت خود می‌خورند منعم و درویش

روزی خود می‌برند پشه و عنقا

حاجت موری به علم غیب بداند

در بن چاهی به زیر صخره صما

جانور از نطفه می‌کند شکر از نی

برگ‌تر از چوب خشک و چشمه ز خارا

شربت نوش آفرید از مگس نحل

نخل تناور کند ز دانه خرما

از همگان بی‌نیاز و بر همه مشفق

از همه عالم نهان و بر همه پیدا

پرتو نور سرادقات جلالش

از عظمت ماورای فکرت دانا

خود نه زبان در دهان عارف مدهوش

حمد و ثنا می‌کند که موی بر اعضا

هر که نداند سپاس نعمت امروز

حیف خورد بر نصیب رحمت فردا

بارخدایا مهیمنی و مدبر

وز همه عیبی مقدسی و مبرا

ما نتوانیم حق حمد تو گفتن

با همه کروبیان عالم بالا

سعدی از آن جا که فهم اوست سخن گفت

ور نه کمال تو وهم کی رسد آن جا

Narration: Shaheed Khatibi

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Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī (Persian: ابومحمّد مصلح‌الدین بن عبدالله شیرازی‎), better known by his pen name Saadi (/ˈsɑːdi/;[3] Persian: سعدی‎, romanized: Also known as Sadi of Shiraz (سعدی شیرازی, Saʿdī Shīrāzī; born 1210; died 1291 or 1292), was a major Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. 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 poets of the classical literary tradition, earning him the nickname "The Master of Speech" or "The Wordsmith" (استاد سخن ostâd-e sokhan) or simply "Master" (استاد ostâd) among Persian scholars. He has been quoted in the Western traditions as well. Bustan has been ranked as one of the 100 greatest books of all time by The Guardian.

Sa'di's best known works are Bustan (The Orchard) completed in 1257 and Gulistan (The Rose Garden) completed in 1258. Bustan is entirely in verse (epic metre). It consists of stories aptly illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims (justice, liberality, modesty, contentment) and reflections on the behavior of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Gulistan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems which contain aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections, demonstrating Saadi's profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence. The fate of those who depend on the changeable moods of kings is contrasted with the freedom of the dervishes.
In addition to the Bustan and Gulistan, Saadi also wrote four books of love poems (ghazals), and number of longer mono-rhyme poems (qasidas) in both Persian and Arabic. There are also quatrains and short pieces, and some lesser works in prose and poetry. Together with Rumi and Hafez, he is considered one of the three greatest ghazal-writers of Persian poetry.

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