Avash News: Rather than staying in ruins, he chose to travel, moving from Shiraz to Baghdad and from Sham to Hejaz.
He traveled the world for years and witnessed suffering, poverty, war, and injustice in person—experiences that later came to life in his words.
April 21 (1 Ordibehesht) marks the day of Saadi Shirazi in Iran’s calendar—a poet who spoke of humanity amid chaos.
After returning to Shiraz, Saadi was not only a poet but also became a storyteller of life and morality.
The result of this return was two lasting works: Bustan and Golestan; one filled with morality and justice, and the other a collection of short yet meaningful stories.
What made Saadi enduring was not only the beauty of his language; he spoke of empathy in the darkest times and reminded people that the suffering of one person is the suffering of all.
The same idea that became immortal in his famous verse, “Human beings are members of one body.”
Saadi spoke of humanity, not of his time; and for this reason, his voice is still heard.
