Bani Adam

''Bani Adam'' (), meaning "Sons of Adam" or "Human Beings", is a 13th-century Persian poem by Iranian poet Saadi Shirazi from his ''Gulistan.'' The poem calls humans limbs of one body, all created equal, and when one limb is hurt, the whole body shall be in unease. It therefore concludes that one not touched by the pain of others cannot be called a human.

A translation of the first line of the poem was quoted by former U. S. President Barack Obama in a videotaped message to Iranians to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on 20 March 2009. The poem is also inscribed on a large hand-made carpet installed in 2005 on the wall of a meeting room in the United Nations building in New York. A famous Iranian carpet trader had gifted the precious carpet, with Saadi’s poem sewn on it with golden thread, with the condition that it should be displayed somewhere appropriate.

In 2019, British rock band Coldplay featured the poem as spoken text in their song of the same name (listed as ), as part of their 8th studio album, ''Everyday Life''. Provided by Wikipedia