Step into the jeweled world of twelfth-century Persia, where a young king builds seven pavilions — each in a different color, each honoring a princess from a distant land — and listens, over seven days, to seven tales of love, loss, trickery, and transformation. The Seven Portraits, Nizami Ganjavi's masterpiece of Persian mystical poetry, is at once a royal romance, a collection of enchanting stories, and a profound allegory of the soul's journey through the seven stages of spiritual awakening. This faithful modern-English edition renders Nizami's luminous verse in clear, inviting prose that preserves the meaning, warmth, and wonder of the original. Whether you come for the stories of the seven princesses or for the deeper wisdom woven between their words, you will find a timeless companion for your own inner journey. Part of The Sacred Wisdom Library.