{"product_id":"the-bustan-of-sadi","title":"The Bustan of Sadi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bustan of Sadi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Sadi (trans. A. Hart Edwards)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bustan (\"Orchard\") is the great didactic poem of Sadi of Shiraz, the 13th-century Persian poet whose work on ethics, statecraft, and human conduct has been read across the Persian and Islamic world for over seven centuries. Through stories and parables, Sadi explores justice, generosity, love, contentment, and the proper conduct of rulers and ordinary people alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is A. Hart Edwards's 1911 English translation, part of the \"Wisdom of the East\" series, bringing Sadi's practical wisdom and storytelling craft to English readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA public-domain work, offered as a free digital edition by Nile Book Store.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8b7355;margin:26px 0 10px 0;\"\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left:3px solid #c9a25a;margin:0;padding:2px 0 2px 18px;font-style:italic;color:#3a332a;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the name of Him who created and sustains the world, the Sage who endowed tongue with speech.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe attains no honour who turns the face from the door of His mercy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kings of the earth prostrate themselves before Him in supplication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe seizes not in haste the disobedient, nor drives away the penitent with violence. The two worlds are as a drop of water in the ocean of His knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe withholds not His bounty though His servants sin; upon the surface of the earth has He spread a feast, in which both friend and foe may share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeerless He is, and His kingdom is eternal. Upon the head of one He placeth a crown; another he hurleth from the throne to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Sadi","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50144747979000,"sku":"EN-60471","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/leonardo_60471_bustan-of-sadi_final.jpg?v=1786510973","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/ar\/products\/the-bustan-of-sadi","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}