SHEIKH MUSLIHUDDIN SAADI

GLIMPSES INTO THE POETRY OF GREAT PERSIAN POETS

By TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION BY SHOAIB GHAFFAR

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This is the first book in a new series,
Glimpses into the Poetry of Great Persian Poets.

It begins with Saadi of Shiraz, Ustad-e Sukhan, Master of Speech, arguably the greatest Persian poet alongside Rumi, Hafiz, and Omar Khayyam. His Bostan and Gulistan have been admired by Goethe, Voltaire, and Emerson, and their influence continues into the modern era, from Barack Obama to the United Nations. Some critics rank them among the 100 best books ever written.

While many translations of Saadi exist, this edition offers something different: the original Persian verses, clear transliteration, and a simple, careful, and musical English rendering.

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Book Details

ISBN: 9789694027449
Categories:
Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Vanguard Books, Vanguard Publications
Format: Hardback
Publication Date: 2026
Number of Pages: 283
Author:
TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION BY SHOAIB GHAFFAR
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Language: English
Weight: 0.529 g

About the Author

The translator, Shoaib Ghaffar, is a petroleum engineer by training but a lifelong student of Persian and Urdu poetry. Now, at 92, he brings to this work a vast and deeply personal reading of Saadi, having first encountered the poet as a child in 1940s Hyderabad. This book is the fruit of eight decades of listening, learning, and living with Saadi’s poetry. Among its unique features are over 100 of Saadi’s Arabic couplets, gathered here in one place for the first time.