| love, in its general sense, is an inseparable part of Persian literature and Iranian culture, which, in addition to literature and art, has been discussed in other fields, from philosophy to moral concepts and even it has discussed in oPersian medical texts as a kind of mental diseases such as madness. However, the theme of love in Persian literature and culture does not have a single and unique meaning. That is to say, the concept of love and the approaches taken by poets, varies within a continuum of earthly love to mystical or heavenly love. Meanwhile, earthly love in Persian literature also has appeared in a spectrum of senses, from the initiate for the sextual relationship to the most platonic and idealistic one that the most significant aspect of which has appeared in the Middle Ages (7th century AH / 13th AD) in Sa'di Shirazi's Ghazals. In this article, Persian earthly love poems based on Sa'di's Ghazals have been discussed. As a result, the love poems known as Ghazal, is appearing in four main senses in Sadi's veses: love of beauty, Love as a principal aim of life; Love, as the unifier the lover and beloved ; Love, as a symbol of freedom and happiness. |