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Bustan (book)
Book of Persian poetry by Saadi
Book of Persian poetry by Saadi
the book of poetry
The Bustan () is a book of poetry by the Persian poet Saadi, completed in 1257 CE and dedicated to the Salghurid Atabeg Sa'd I or Sa'd II. Bustan is considered one of Saadi's two major works.
It was Saadi's first work. The book contains the fruits of Saadi's long experience and his judgements upon life, and is illustrated by a vast collection of anecdotes. It includes accounts of Saadi's travels and his analysis of human psychology. He often mentions his accounts with fervour and advice similar to Aesop's Fables. The book has ten chapters regarding the issues of ethics and training; namely, justice, mercy, love, humility, contentment, devotions, education, gratitude, repentance, and praying.
The Bustan is among the 100 greatest books of all time according to Bokklubben World Library. It is composed in mathnawī style (rhyming couplets), and has been translated into English. In 1688, the Bustan was translated into Dutch by Daniel Havart.
In India, Bustan and Gulistan were taught to schoolboys in maktabs, and it had to be learnt by heart.
Gallery
File:Yusuf fleeing the Advances of Zulaikha.jpg|Yusuf and Zulaikha. Miniature by Behzad from the Timurid copy of Bustan. Herat, 1488. Egyptian National Library File:A party at night, from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa`di (CBL Per 236).jpg|A party at night. Safavid miniature (possibly by Mirza Ali) attached to the Timurid copy of Bustan. Tabriz, c. 1540. Chester Beatty Library File:Sheet of the Bustan de Saadi - Google Art Project.jpg|Page from the Safavid copy of Bustan written in nastaliq script. C. 1560–1570. Lázaro Galdiano Museum File:The Dervish from Faryab Crosses the River on his Rug.jpg|The Dervish from Faryab Crosses the River on his Rug. Miniature by Habiballah Savaji from the Safavid copy of Bustan. Isfahan, c. 1600–1608. The David Collection File:Sadi1.jpg|The first page of the Mughal copy of Bustan. Probably Abd al-Rashid Daylami, 17th century. Library of Congress
References
References
- C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, (Columbia University Press, 1996), 207.
- Mozaffari, N., Siyanat, F., Khubanian, M.,Khansar, A. (2018). The Effects of Kindness in Saadi's Bustan. Theory and Practice in Language Studies. Vol 8, No 9.
- ''Iranian Studies in the Netherlands'', J. T. P. de Bruijn, '''Iranian Studies''', Vol. 20, No. 2/4, Iranian Studies in Europe and Japan (1987), 169.
- Nehru, Jawaharlal. (7 May 2004). "Glimpses of World History". Penguin Random House India.
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