Leyli and Majnun (Fuzuli)
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Leyli and Majnun (Azerbaijani: Leyli və Məcnun, لیلی و مجنون) is an epic poem written in Azerbaijani by the 16th-century poet Fuzuli. The poem, written in the form of a mathnawi (rhyming couplets), tells the story of a young man named Qays who falls in love with a girl named Leyli and earns the nickname "Majnun" (lit. 'Madman') because of his love for her.[1][2][3] The poem, considered the pinnacle of Fuzuli's creation, consists of 3096 beits and was dedicated to Üveys Pasha, the Ottoman ruler of Baghdad.[4][2] In 1908, Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the first opera in the Islamic world based on this work of Fuzuli.[5]
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Leyli and Majnun | |
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by Fuzuli | |
Original title | لیلی و مجنون |
Written | 1536 |
Language | Azerbaijani |
Subject(s) | Layla and Majnun |
Genre(s) | Mathnawi |
Form | Epic poem |
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