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Muslim / Sufi
13th Century

About Saadi

Timeline (1207? - 1291)

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English version by
Edward B. Eastwick

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

To the wall of the faithful what sorrow, when pillared securely on thee?

Note

Themes
  Water
 
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

The Gulistan of Sadi: The Rose Garden, Translated by Edward B. Eastwick
The Mystics of Islam, by Reynold A. Nicholson
Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from the Sufi Wisdom, by Andrew Harvey / Eryk Hanut

To the wall of the faithful what sorrow, when pillared securely on thee?
What terror where Nuh is the pilot, though rages the storm-driven sea?

 

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-- from The Gulistan of Sadi: The Rose Garden, Translated by Edward B. Eastwick

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Note

Nuh is the Muslim name of Noah.


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