Here is a beautiful and relax place also temple of Saib Tabrizi the greatest poet in 16th century in Iran. His real name is Mohammad Ali Saib son of Abdol Rahim Tabrizi Isfahani.
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A brife about Saib and his life
Tabriz is a city in north west of Iran and it means Saib is from the city Tabriz. His mother tongue was Azerbaijani. But during his long life (almost 80 years based on what he mentioned in one of his poem) he traveled to many places such as India, Kabul in Afghanistan (in now days) and lastly in Isfahan. He
He was a passion man in studying science and philosophy and he passed many degrees in them. Also because of his travels to countries such as India, he mixed them up and innovate some types of literature and poem in his works which called Indian-style.
After staying in India for years, he came back to Iran and become the master of poem by Shah Abbas II. He died in Isfahan and that is the reason we have his temple in Isfahan. This is a uncertain portray of Saib:
One of Saib meaningful poem by Shajarian
Here is one of his poem sang by the grate Mohammad Reza Shajarian. You may don’t understand what he says, its ok and just feel it not understand it.
Meaning of this poem is a good explanation for how people live in modern time. It means that “you made up your face and appearance so much, you pay attention to your appearance a lot and made it so bright and attractive but you are not aware of inside of you anymore. You are not aware of what is going on in you and what did you made of yourself. “
Saib Monument and its Architecture
Saib Monument is located inside a public park in the vicinity of Madi Niasarm (which is like a inside city water canal which leads a stream of water like in the picture below). Also it is decorated with artificial water system with small waterfalls inside the garden same as the one in Chehel Sotun which makes this place so calm and relaxing.
This Monument is inspired by Safavid Architecture style. One iwan (Length 14.2m, Width 6m, Height 8m, surface altitude 2m upper than garden surface). The iwan is designed by some unique curves for Iranian Islamic Architecture techiest which is like Gombad. Each curves is built on top of two column and you can see vertical writing on wall (which are Saib’s Poem) from the space between these legs.
There other graves on to of the Saib’s grave which are his children.
The best part is when you step inside the iwan and you see his poem written in good hand writing on the walls. And from inside the iwan you have a perfect and more Irani Islami view to the garden through columns and Gonbad’s curvs. The garden is designed by always green trees and the beautiful blue pool inside it.
If you same as me like to spend some time with yourself in a relaxing and quite place, I suggest you the Saib Tabrizi Monument because not a lot of people visit it and its still authentic. Go there and listen the o the music I put in this article and relax and breath the Isfahan atmosphere. Forget your nationality for some moment and be open to experience like water and feel those moments. That would be memorable for you.
