Didactic poem · 1911

The Bustan

The Garden of Fruit, translated from the Persian by A. Hart Edwards

by Sa'di of Shiraz

Translated by A. Hart Edwards (1911)

Sa'di's Garden of Fruit (1257): ten chapters of counsel and moral tales on justice, benevolence, love, humility, resignation, contentment, education, gratitude, repentance and prayer.

Contents · 11 parts

• Prologue25 paragraphs
• Chapter I: Concerning Justice, Counsel, and the Administration of Government70 paragraphs
• Chapter II: Concerning Benevolence90 paragraphs
• Chapter III: Concerning Love64 lines
• Chapter IV: Concerning Humility106 paragraphs
• Chapter V: Concerning Resignation59 lines
• Chapter VI: Concerning Contentment67 lines
• Chapter VII: Concerning Educationabout 110 lines
• Chapter VIII: Concerning Gratitude67 paragraphs
• Chapter IX: Concerning Repentance81 lines
• Chapter X: Concerning Prayer19 lines

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