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روضهٔ چهارم بهارستان (در کرم و جود) / The Fourth Garden of the Baharestan (On Generosity)

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The Baharestan of Jami is organized into eight rowze (gardens), each devoted to a theme. The Fourth Garden gathers Jami's anecdotes and verses on generosity, munificence, and open-handed giving (کرم / جود).

This garden opens by defining true generosity — giving without regard for recompense — and then presents a sequence of exemplary tales of famously liberal figures (such as Hatim and Ma'n ibn Za'ida) and of patrons who reward the needy and poets. The story of Asma'i and the generous man who veiled his poverty (Section 12) is one such exemplum within this garden.

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