Category:Layla and Majnun

**Layla and Majnun**
	romantic narrative poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi
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Layla y Majnún (es); Лейли и Маджнун (ru); Madschnūn Lailā (de); Լեյլի և Մեջնուն (hy); Лейля и Маджнун (bg); Layla și Majnun (ro); ライラとマジュヌーン (ja); Layla och Majun (sv); לילא ומג'נון (he); Маҷнун (tg); 马杰农 (zh-cn); Layli va Majnun (uz); Ләйлі - Мәжнүн (kk); Lejla kaj Maĝnun (eo); Maçnun (tg-latn); Layla e Majnun (it); লায়লী-মজনু (bn); Majnoun et Leila (fr); Laila lan Majnun (jv); Мажнуннул яруннивухсса Лайла (lbe); Leila ja Majnun (fi); Ләйлі - Мәжнүн (kk-cyrl); لیلی مجنوں (pnb); Laila e Majnun (pt); ٴلايلى - ٴماجنۇن (kk-arab); Läýli - Mäjnün (kk-latn); 莱拉和玛吉努 (zh); لیلی و مجنون (fa); Layla và chàng điên (vi); Laila dan Majnun (ms); Leyli və Məcnun (az); Layla ngan Majnun (war); laila majnun (id); Lajla i Madżnun (pl); Layla and Majnun (ml); Layla en Majnun (nl); LAILA MAJNU (pa); لیلیٰ مجنوں (ur); Лейла і Меджнун (uk); لەیلا و مەجنوون (ckb); Layla and Majnun (en); قيس بن الملوح (ar); Leylâ ile Mecnun (tr); 馬傑農 (zh-hant) ایک مشہور عرب محبت کی کہانی (ur); Name der männliche Hauptperson Qais in einer klassischen, orientalischen Liebesgeschichte arabischen Ursprungs (de); kirja (fi); romantic narrative poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (en); libër (sq); ספר (he); boek (nl) Leyla ile Mecnun, Leyla vü Mecnun, Leyla ve Mecnun, Leyla İlee Mecnun (tr); マジナンとレイラ, マジナン, レイラとマジナン (ja); Layla ug Majnun, Layla and Majnun, Layla og Majnun, Majnun (war); Leili și Medjnun, Majnun și Layla (ro); המג'נון של לילא (he); Layla en Mejnun (nl); Мачнун (tg); Majnun, Majnun e Leylà (it); Leila und Madschnun, Quais, Kais (de); Лайли ва Мажнун (uz); Lejla kaj Maĵnun (eo); قيس بن الملوّح, Majnoun et Leila, مجنون لیلی (ar); Лейли и Меджнун, Миджнур, Меджнун и Лейла, Меджнун, Лейла и Меджун (ru); Layla & Majun (sv)

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.