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SomaliDocProj: “A man who is not told about his fault thinks his fault is a skill.” | © Saadi Shīrāzī

MajidDan: Bi-jahaan khoram az aanam che jahaan khor am az-oost Saadi Shirazi + Ustad Majid Derakhshani = ❤️ If one doesn’t get transported to another world via that santur and kamancheh after the first two lines from 1:08-1:24, s/he has a pitiable taste in music

i_sundog: a lift fr Ho by Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, private greeting on the occasion of Persian Noruz. luvly

mairhart: All people are to each other limbs of one body, each of us drawn from God’s perfect pearl; and when this life we share wounds one of us, all share the hurt as if it were our own. You, who will not feel another’s pain, forfeit being human. -- Saadi Shirazi

__Endog: ^^ Since yesterday has gone and to-morrow has not come, take account of this one moment that now is. In this garden of the world there is not a cypress that has grown which the wind of death has not uprooted. Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ ....... Render thanks each moment from thy heart, for gratitude is not the work of the tongue alone. O God, my heart is blood, mine eyes are sore when I behold thy indescribable gifts. Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ To one who stretched his tongue in slander, a wise man said: "Speak not evil of any one before me, so that I may not think ill of thee. Although his dignity is lowered, thine own honour is not increased thereby." Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ If thou art a servant of God, raise thy hands in prayer; and if thou be ashamed, weep in sorrow. No one has stood upon His threshold whose sins the tears of repentance have not washed away. Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: Perhaps thou mayest have seen the firefly shine like a lamp in the garden at night. “O, night-illuminating moth!” Someone said, “Why comest thou not in the daytime?” The firefly gave an answer full of wisdom, “Because I am not visible before the sun.” — Saadi Shirazi .

Tina_EQ: A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others. Saadi Shirazi

Majid_Ashoorii: Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. “SAADI SHIRAZI”

pariniz: If you have not the purest mask claim not to possess it if you have, it makes itself known by it's perfume. Hz Sheikh Saadi Shirazi(R.a.)

AbbaMahuta2: “A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others.” Saadi Shirazi

UsmanMuhammed11: The noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others. --Saadi shirazi--

ArtorangCom: Lost in twist of your hair, Saadi Shirazi poem wall art with Persian calligraphy | Farsi calligraphy | Persian gift | Iranian art

PtahMyoo: "A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others." -Saadi Shirazi

h_atilla_: He knows not God nor performs His worship who is not contented with his lot. Contentment maketh a man rich—tell this to the avaricious. — Saadi Shirazi ♡

amirrdoust: 1. Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet 2. Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov 3. Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation 4. Ghazals, Saadi Shirazi 5. Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot 6. E. M. Cioran, On the Heights of Despair 7. Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy

pitheorem: "Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul." - Saadi Shirazi, Persian Poet, 14 A.D.

__Endog: ^^ “By apology and penitence one may be saved from the wrath of God. But cannot be saved from the tongues of men” Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ Happy is he who sets the ease of others above his own. The virtuous desire not their own pleasure at the expense of others. Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ Every man's burden is suited to his strength - Saadi Shirazi ^^

__Endog: ^^ I saw a mendicant at the door of the Ka'bah Who said this and wept abundantly: ‘I ask not for the acceptance of my service But for drawing the pen of pardon over my sins.’ Saadi Shirazi ^^

aydinfatih9: One of the greatest Persian film-director Abbas Kiarostami wants to listen to the Nobahari poem by Saadi Shirazi before he dies.

kadagxwaday: A beyt in the Old Shirazi language of Saadi, the first Shirazi beyt in his Muṯallaṯāt. Old Shirazi retained Old Iranian *θ-, shown here in the stem θanz- "to pull, weigh" (< *θanǰaya-).

maherOfet: “…Oh thou! who showest virtues on the palms of the hand, But concealest thy errors under the armpit, What wilt thou purchase, oh vainglorious fool, On the day of distress with counterfeit silver?” ~ Saadi Shirazi

patrick200180: The emergence of great Iranian poets such as Hafez Shirazi and Saadi Shirazi was at that stage

SehraanShah: the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, whose poem called "Bani Adam" ("Sons of Adam" or "Human Beings") from the masterpiece "Gülistan" adorns the wall of a meeting room in the U.N. building in New York. "Human beings are body parts of each other,

KhusrauProject: It includes poetry from at least 4 authors from different times and places: 1) Ambar Shah Warsi (1906-93) - Ajmer, India and Karachi, Pakistan 2) Saadi Shirazi (1210-92) - Shiraz, Iran 3) Muzaffar Ali Shah (1813-82) - UP, India 4) Fard Phulwarwi (1777-1848) - Bihar, India

shakilzaki78659: *Great Persian poet Saadi Shirazi* :- Human beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is afflicted with pain Other members uneasy will remain.

ffsumar_: A king who allows his subjects to be oppressed Will in the day of clamity become a violent foe. Be at peace with subjects and sit safe from attacks of foes Because his subjects are the army of a just Shahanshah. 'Saadi Shirazi

mda524360: loveliest book it is.. baught all verses of the book. . . Tabeer Ur Ruya (Dream, vision seeing) . . . Khwaab Naama Tabeer Naama by Allama Ibn Sireen (r.a) , Gulistan & Bustan book by Shaikh Saadi Shirazi (r.a) . ..

PressTV: The famous poem by the great Persian poet Saadi Shirazi seen on the uniform of an Iranian rescuer dispatched to quake-hit Turkey: "Human beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is afflicted with pain Other members uneasy will remain"

Scorpio__invi: quatrain (rubai) written by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292) in his Gulistan (The Rose Garden). The four-line poem is dispersed between several verses of Urdu and Persian poetry, primarily from the contemporary scholar and poet Ambar Shah Warsi (1906-1993). Warsi

wrdfngrs: Human beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is afflicted with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you cannot retain. - Saadi Shīrāzī

chornaaa: "The roses will wither and die. As the wise men warn us: ‘Do not cherish that which does not last'." ~Shaykh Saadi Shirazi (rahīmahullāh)

MySelfDiscovery: "A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others" -Saadi Shirazi

MassavanaSatori: "A noble heart will refuse happiness built on the misfortune of others." - Saadi Shirazi

tangtan36644639: The sculptures of Chinese writer Cao Xueqin, author of novel "Dream of the Red Chamber," and Saadi Shirazi, a famous Persian poet, stand at one park in Shiraz, southern Iran, mirroring China-Iran cultural exchanges

XHNews: The sculptures of Chinese writer Cao Xueqin, author of novel "Dream of the Red Chamber," and Saadi Shirazi, a famous Persian poet, stand at one park in Shiraz, southern Iran, mirroring China-Iran cultural exchanges

neareasthistory: You need to be comfortable, but not insensitive. It is necessary to be frank, but not obscene. Saadi Shirazi

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AmirAyaziTO: Treasure, oh my friend, the breath of the morning—which is like the breath of Jesus—so you may bring life to the dead heart; this breath is from Him - Saadi Shirazi

__Endog: ^^ “He whose heart is good and makes no outward show of piety is better than one of outward sanctity whose heart is false.” Saadi Shirazi ^^

Richithelender: "Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy." -Saadi Shirazi

neareasthistory: When in the eyes of the beloved riches count not, gold and dust are as one to thee. Saadi Shirazi

Carmerl99: “A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others”. - Saadi Shirazi

__Endog: ^^ “Thou, O creature of God, wast created of the dust; therefore, be humble as the dust.” Saadi Shirazi ^^

Isixubio: "Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you've no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain!" Persian poet, Saadi Shīrāzī

Mahdi34860988: It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person. (Saadi Shirazi)

kabirjibril1: "Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy." ~Saadi Shirazi

maiabdulrahman: Bani Adam (Children of Adam) Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflicted with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you can not pertain-- Saadi Shirazi, 1258

FarnamGhadimi: Whatever is procured in haste goes easily to waste. Saadi Shirazi

AdvocateLaraib: " You who feel no pain at the suffering of others, it is not fitting of you to be called human" Saadi Shirazi

maiabdulrahman: Bani Adam (children of Adam) “Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflected with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you can not pertain"--Saadi Shirazi, 1258 AD

Daniyal_Paras: To sit in a corner, like one with a cut tongue, deaf and dumb, Is better than a man who has no command over his tongue. 'Saadi Shirazi

OInscendence: "We are all eyes, and you are light, O’ beautiful face May the evil eyes be away from you Don’t turn over face, O’ beautiful Because, whoever looks at you, nymph face Will be in heaven." - Saadi Shirazi Art: Farhad Rafiei

mzshafique: I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him." Saadi Shirazi

YyoungDesi8: I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him." — Saadi Shirazi

Muhamma53019867: I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him." — Saadi Shirazi

SMAsifPachaRai1: I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him." — Saadi Shirazi

S_Golmohammadi: There should be another life after our death that we passed this life with hope Saadi Shirazi, 1210-1291 Iranian poet

frezaei03301946: "Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul, If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain, If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of a human you cannot retain” Saadi Shirazi - "The Master of Speech"

AsmaNaheed: Deep in the sea, there are riches beyond your imagination. But if you seek safety, that is at the shore. Saadi Shirazi

GirlofBlackSea: "The human ; a drop of blood and a thousand fears . " Saadi Shirazi ✨

ISAConstrcons: “Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflected with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you can not pertain” From Bani Adam (Sons of Adam) by Sheikh Saadi Shirazi

stoicsmentality: Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. — SAADI SHIRAZI

PersiansTajiks: 1/3 My favourite poet❤️ Saadi Shīrāzī (سعدی شیرازی), better known by his pen name Saadi (born 1210; died 1291 or 1292), was a 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

i_sundog: Jafar Rudaki, the first canonical ghazal writer of Persia towards end of 9th c. was followed in chronological order by other poets like Sanai Ghaznavi N Fariduddin Attar in 12th c. Saadi Shirazi n Jalaluddin Rumi in 13th c. n Hafiz Shirazi in 14th c….

StMichael93: "People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet." -Saadi Shirazi

YahiaLababidi: "That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow." — Saadi Shirazi

man_oeuvre95: What GOD does in us while we wait is as important as is what we are waiting for. (John Ortberg) "Have patience, all things are difficult before they become easy" (Saadi Shirazi)

hadiza______: "Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom they will discover your ignorance." -Saadi Shirazi

sombt: " If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless." Saadi Shirazi

zulalHayati: “Have you ever heard of the story of the one who is present and absent at the same time? I am in the middle of the crowd and my heart is somewhere else” Saadi Shirazi

ldkkei: If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless. ~ Saadi Shirazi

ancientspirit3: "Have you ever heard of a present but an absent person? That’s me! I am among others, but my heart is somewhere else!" - Saadi Shirazi

yusrabadar21: Money can decorate your body but it cannot help to decor your heart. 'Saadi Shirazi

ancientspirit3: “Nobody throws stones on the tree which bears no fruit.” - Saadi Shirazi

I_Ran_Away: The correct answer would be Persian. The poem Bani Adam is by Saadi Shirazi, a Persian poet. However, some of you may have confused it with the Live in Jordan performance, where Norah Shaqur performs the poem in the language of Arabic.

ps253067: “A thief entered the house of a Sufi and found nothing there to steal. As he was leaving, the dervish, sensing his disappointment, threw him the blanket on which he had been lying” - Saadi Shirazi, 13th century Persian Poet

KTheoden1: “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” - Saadi Shirazi

ybeitollahi: Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain. – ‘Bani Adam’ by Saadi Shirazi ♥️

iamjustsayin_: In your absence, the night seems endless, as if there were no dawn. Dawn without your sight, weakens my will to live till nightfall. - Saadi Shirazi

Pedram_H_T: Human beings are alike limbs of one body, created from the same gem. If a body part is in distress, other parts will sympathize. If you can not empathize with pain of others, you are not worthy to be called a human. My translation of a poem from Gulestan by Saadi Shirazi (1200s)

callmedondada: “Have Patience. All Things Are Difficult Before They Become Easy.” - Saadi Shirazi

DrEliBenDavid: “Human beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is afflicted with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you cannot retain” Iranian Philosopher, Scholar & Poet, Saadi Shirazi 1200

tharonsmith1: "Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. " Saadi Shirazi

ArtemisChats: "Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflected with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you can not pertain" - poem by Persian poet Saadi Shirazi

KiranVaidya: Persian poet, Saadi Shirazi: "Human beings are members of a whole, in creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain the name of human you cannot retain."

IcobBritain: “A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.” ~ Shaykh Saadi Shirazi RA Donate towards our beautiful courtyard and rooftop gardens:

Alonna_Despain: She shared the poem Bani Adam by Persian poet Saadi Shirazi: Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflected with pain Other members uneasy will remain If you have no sympathy for human pain The name of human you can not pertain

l_ast_l: The sons of Adam are limbs of each other Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time afflicts one limb The other limbs cannot remain at rest. If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a man Saadi Shirazi

MahdiiGhorbanii: The little lady of Iran, how can we see the suffering in your eyes and sleep comfortably at night? "Human Beings are members of a whole In creation of one essence and soul If one member is inflected with pain Other members uneasy will remain" Saadi Shirazi

mycolich: All human beings are in truth akin; All in creation share one origin. When fate allots a member pangs and pains, No ease for other members then remains. If, unperturbed, another's grief canst scan, Thou are not worthy of the name of man. Saadi Shirazi Persian poet (1210-c.1291)

Hoomanities: Saadi Shirazi (1210-1291): “Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.”

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livethe4Es: "A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others." - Saadi Shirazi

Amir_Ahmadian2: Saadi shirazi an Iranian poet: The flesh is honorable but for the humanity inside Otherwise, wearing fancy clothes would mean humanity If being a human is just having eyes, mouth, ears and nose Then a portrait on the wall would be no different from a human



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