Category:Layla and Majnun

**Layla and Majnun**
	story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi
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Genre	romantic poetry; poetry;
Author	Nizami Ganjavi;
Place of publication	Iran;
Language of work or name	Persian;
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<nowiki>Layla y Majnún; Layla and Majnun; Лейли и Маджнун; Madschnūn Lailā; Լեյլի և Մեջնուն; 莱拉和玛吉努; Leylâ ile Mecnun; ライラとマジュヌーン; Leila ja Majnun; Layla och Majun; Maçnun; Лейла і Меджнун; لیلی و مجنون; Маҷнун; 莱拉和玛吉努; لیلی و مجنون; Layli va Majnun; Ләйлі - Мәжнүн; Lejla kaj Maĝnun; Layla și Majnun; லைலாவும் மஜ்னுனும்; Layla e Majnun; লায়লী-মজনু; Majnoun et Leila; Laila lan Majnun; Lejla i Medžnun; Лейля и Маджнун; Laila dan Majnun; Leyli və Məcnun; Laila e Majnun; लैला आणि मजनू; 萊拉和瑪吉努; Layla và chàng điên; ٴلايلى - ٴماجنۇن; Läýli - Mäjnün; لیلی مجنوں; Layla ngan Majnun; Lajla in Majnun; laila majnun; ਲੈਲਾ ਮਜਨੂੰ; لیلیٰ مجنوں; Ләйлі - Мәжнүн; Lajla i Madżnun; ലൈലയും മജ്നുവും; Layla en Majnun; «Лайли-Мажнун» дастаны; Мажнуннул яруннивухсса Лайла; ليليٰ ۽ مجنون; لەیلا و مەجنوون; Layla and Majnun; مجنون لیلی; Λεϊλά και Μετζνούν; לילא ומג'נון; zgodba arabskega izvora o arabskem pesniku Kajsu Ibn Al Mulavahu iz 7. stoletja in njegovi ljubimki Lajli bint Mahdi; ایک مشہور عرب محبت کی کہانی; histoire d'amour populaire d'origine arabe; Arap efsanesine dayanan aşk hikâyesi; ফারসি কবি নিজামী গঞ্জভীর রচিত রম্য পদ্য; مجموعۀ شعر از نظامی گنجوی; ספר; gedicht van de Perzische schrijver Nezami; story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi; kirja; Name der männliche Hauptperson Qais in einer klassischen, orientalischen Liebesgeschichte arabischen Ursprungs; ਅਰਬ ਮੂਲ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ; libër; قصة حب بين ليلى العامرية وقيس بن الملوح; 阿拉伯诗歌; நிசாமி காஞ்சவியின் கவிதை; Leyla ile Mecnun; Leyla vü Mecnun; Leyla ve Mecnun; Leyla İlee Mecnun; マジナンとレイラ; マジナン; レイラとマジナン; Leili și Medjnun; Majnun și Layla; Layla & Majun; Majnun; Majnun e Leylà; המג'נון של לילא; Layla en Mejnun; Мачнун; Мачнун ва Лайли; Lejla kaj Maĵnun; Leila und Madschnun; Quais; Kais; ਲੈਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਜਨੂੰ; Лейли и Меджнун; Миджнур; Меджнун и Лейла; Меджнун; Лейла и Меджун; ليلى ومجنون; Лайли ва Мажнун; Layla ug Majnun; Layla and Majnun; Layla og Majnun; Majnun</nowiki>

Layla and Majnun or "The Madman and Layla" is a love story originating from classic Arabic Literature, later adopted and popularized by the Persian-language poet Nizami Ganjavi.

Majnun fell in love with Layla bint Mahdi ibn Sa’d (better known as Layla Aamiriya) from the same tribe which lived (in fact, still lives) in central Saudi Arabia. He began composing poems about his love for her. His efforts to woo the girl caused locals to call him Majnun (madman). When he asked for her hand in marriage, her father refused as it would be a scandal for Layla to marry someone considered mentally unbalanced. Soon after, Layla was married to another man.

When Majnun heard of her marriage, he fled the tribe camp and began wandering the surrounding desert. He could sometimes be seen reciting poetry to himself or writing in the sand with a stick. Layla moved to present-day Iraq or a place in northern Arabia with her husband, where she became ill and died. In some versions, Layla dies of heartbreak from not being able to see her would-be lover. Majnun was later found dead in the wilderness in, near an unknown woman’s grave. He had carved three verses of poetry on a rock near the grave.