'You're my most precious Soul & my Friend' THE GHAZALS OF SA'DI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Sa'di (Saadi or Sadi) of Shiraz (1210-1291), a contemporary of Rumi who influenced him, was a Sufi Perfect Master (Qutub) Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Sa'di was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout...