LocationsHonoring Sa'adi Day and Mother Earth Day
April 21, 2025
In honor of Sa’adi Day (21 April) and Mother Earth Day (22 April), we turn to Persian poetry: a timeless reminder of our bond with nature.
For centuries, poets like Sa’adi, Parvin, Sohrab, and Attar have echoed a simple truth: Earth is our shared home, and caring for it is a sacred duty.
She gives us air, water, food, and beauty. All she asks for is care.
Sa'adi
Cloud and wind, moon and sun move in the sky
That thou mayest gain bread, and not eat it unconcerned
Parvin E’tesami
No flower can bloom without soil;
wherever soil lies, a flower comes to birth
Sohrab Sepehri
How delicious this water is!
How refreshing this stream!
...Those people who live upstream, how fortunate they are!
Let’s not muddy the water
Attar of Nishapur
Write a book from the leaves of the trees,
For each leaf is a shining world of knowledge