Layla and Majnun

Layla and Majnun (Persian: لیلی و مجنون‎‎)(English: Possessed by madness for Layla; Arabic: مجنون لیلی‎‎; (Majnūn Layla)) is a love story that originated as poem in 11th Century Arabia, later was adopted by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi who also wrote "Khosrow and Shirin". It is the third of his five long narrative poems, Khamsa (the Quintet).

Layla and Majnun

Layla and Majnun (Persian: لیلی و مجنون‎‎)(English: Possessed by madness for Layla; Arabic: مجنون لیلی‎‎; (Majnūn Layla)) is a love story that originated as poem in 11th Century Arabia, later was adopted by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi who also wrote "Khosrow and Shirin". It is the third of his five long narrative poems, Khamsa (the Quintet).