Your eyes are beautiful, yet more so after restful sleep,
And the taste of your lips is sweeter than pure sugar deep.

Beware of that sweet smile you gracefully bestow,
For it surpasses the laughter of blossoms after rain's glow.

I thought to extinguish a candle before your face so bright,
But why need a candle, when the moon is a gentler light?

Last night, I yearned for peaceful sleep, a moment's ease,
But gazing upon your face tonight is sweeter than such pleas.

For a lover, resting by the beloved's side is divine,
Even a hedgehog’s pelt surpasses sable or fine.

If summoned kindly across a sea of flames to tread,
I'd embrace the fire's path more than water's stead.

Speak not to me of streams, meadows, or flowered land,
For the sight of loved ones is more splendid and grand.

Do not hand me over to harsh rivals, bitter and sharp,
Let me take from your hand, for it's sweeter than rosewater's harp.

Saadi no longer retreats to solitude's quiet keep,
Companionship is sweeter than the silence I seek.

Each chapter of this adorned book you choose to unfold,
Feels like paradise itself, with delights untold.