Bustan (book)
The Bustan (, also transliterated as "Būstān", "Bustān"; "the orchard") is a book of poetry by the Persian poet Saadi, completed in 1257 CE and dedicated to the Salghurid Atabeg Sa'd I or Sa'd II. "Bustan" is considered one of two major works of Saadi. It was Saadi's first work. The book contains the fruits of Saadi's long experience and his judgements upon life, and is illustrated by a vast collection of anecdotes. It includes accounts of Saadi's travels and his analysis of human psychology. He often mentions his accounts with fervour and advice similar to  Aesop's fables. The book has ten chapters regarding the issues of ethics and training; namely, justice, mercy, love, humility, contentment, devotions, education, gratitude, repentance, and praying. This book is one of the 100 greatest books of all time according to Bokklubben World Library. It is composed in "mathnawī" style (rhyming couplets), and has been translated into English. The "Bustan" was translated into Dutch in 1688 by Daniel Havart. In India, Bustan and Gulistan were taught to schoolboys in maktabs, and it had to be learnt by heart.