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Layli and Majnun
Layli and Majnun
Nizami Ganjavi
Qays falls passionately in love with Layli, but when their families forbid their union, his devotion drives him beyond the boundaries of reason. Known as Majnun, or “the madman,” he wanders the wilderness, pouring his longing into poetry while Layli is forced into a marriage with another man. Though separated by society, tradition, and circumstance, their love becomes an all-consuming force that transcends earthly possession. Written in the twelfth century, this celebrated Persian romance transforms a tragic love story into a meditation on desire, spiritual devotion, and the painful distance between the heart and the world that seeks to control it.
Azerbaijan 1188