Layla & Majnun

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ISBN 13 : 9781475248142
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Download or read book Layla & Majnun written by and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NIZAMI: LAYLA AND MAJNUN Translation & Introduction Paul Smith It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on the world over the past 800 years. Many poets throughout this period have copied or been influenced by his story of the young lovers. Many Master-Poets besides Ibn 'Arabi, 'Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami have quoted from him or like him have used the story of the desperate lovers to illustrate how human love can be transformed into divine love through separation and longing. It is said that no one has painted a more perfect picture of women in Persian Literature than Nizami. Paintings by the thousands, songs (even 'modern' ones by singer-songwriters such as Eric Clapton) in the many hundreds have been inspired by Nizami's long poem... also plays (Shauqi's is wonderful), operas, symphonies and films. Today the influence of his book seems more alive than ever and is growing. Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is said to have been written under Nizami's influence. Paul Smith has kept to the correct rhyme-structure of this long masnavi epic poem, while retaining the beauty of the poetry, the mystical meaning and simplicity of the form. He has included a long Introduction on his life and chapters on all of the works of this great Master/Poet. Bibliography. 230 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa

Layla & Majnun of Nizami

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Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book Layla & Majnun of Nizami written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LAYLA & MAJNUN OF NIZAMI (In Unique Novel/Poetry Form) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on the world over the past 800 years. Many poets throughout this period have copied or been influenced by his story of the young lovers (including Shakespeare with Romeo & Juliet). Many Sufi Master-Poets besides Ibn 'Arabi, 'Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami have quoted from him or like him have used the story of the desperate lovers to illustrate how human love can be transformed into divine love through separation and longing. It is said that no one has painted a more perfect picture of women in Persian Literature than Nizami. This translation contains the 'Reason for Writing this Book' of the Introduction and ending 'A Prayer for the King and Conclusion of the Book' and so is the most complete in the English language and has kept to the correct rhyme-structure of this long masnavi epic poem noe in unique novelized form, while retaining the beauty of the poetry, the mystical meaning and simplicity. Included is a long Introduction on his life and chapters on all of the works with examples from them of this great Master/Poet. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition 249 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... English version of all the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafez's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Baba Latif, Iqbal, Ghalib, Huma, Nazir and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and screenplays. New Humanity Books. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Layli and Majnun

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525505776
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Layli and Majnun written by Nezami Ganjavi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song "Layla" and that Lord Byron called "the Romeo and Juliet of the East," in a masterly new translation A Penguin Classic The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami's immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.

The Complete Majnun

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ISBN 13 : 9781536818802
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book The Complete Majnun written by Majnun and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE COMPLETE MAJNUN POEMS OF QAYS IBN AL-MULAWWAH AND NIZAMI'S LAYLA & MAJNUN Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Majnun was a real person! Qays (Majnun='madman') was a youth, a Bedouin poet in the seventh century of the Bani Amir tribe in the Najd desert in Arabia. He fell in love with Layla from the same tribe whom he was denied. (It is said that Shakespeare was inspired by their tale for Romeo & Juliet from their tragic love story). His rpoetry was composed before and some after his descent into love-madness (mast). Here, in the form of the qit'as in which they were composed, is the largest collection of his immortal poems translated into English. Nizami's famous telling of their tale came from these poems and other sources. It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on the world over the past 800 years. Many poets throughout this period have copied or been influenced by his story of the young lovers. Many Master-Poets besides Ibn Arabi, 'Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami have quoted from him or like him have used the story of the desperate lovers to illustrate how human love can be transformed into divine love through separation and longing. It is said that no one has painted a more perfect picture of women in Persian Literature than Nizami. The correct rhyme-structure of this long masnavi epic poem is here while retaining the beauty of the poetry, the mystical meaning and simplicity of the form. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 267 COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

The Sufi Message

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Download or read book The Sufi Message written by Inayat Khan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Layla and Majnun - The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature

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Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1857826108
Total Pages : 163 pages
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Book Synopsis Layla and Majnun - The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature by : Nizami

Download or read book Layla and Majnun - The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature written by Nizami and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing nearly 1000 years ago, Nizami captures the lightness of heart that falling in love can bring, the thrill of shared affection, the sorrows of separation, the pains of jealousy and the grief that comes with loss. Nizami inspired rock star, Eric Clapton, to write his song "Layla".

Layla and Majnun

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Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857821611
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Layla and Majnun written by Ganjavi Nizami and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the "religion of the heart," and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.

The Story of Layla and Majnun

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Publisher : Suluk Press
ISBN 13 : 9780930872526
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Book Synopsis The Story of Layla and Majnun by : Niẓāmī Ganjavī

Download or read book The Story of Layla and Majnun written by Niẓāmī Ganjavī and published by Suluk Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent translation of Nizami's 12th century poetic masterpiece of the legend of the romantic fool. Tale of the ideal lover, and allegory of the soul's search for God.

The Fire of Love

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595232280
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book The Fire of Love written by Ganjavi Nizami and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Layla and Majnun reflects the spiritual struggle within the soul of every human being to reunite with the inner flame of love, merging then into the timeless splendor of Divine Love, into the infinite majesty of God.

The Spiritual Poems of Rumi

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Publisher : Wellfleet Press
ISBN 13 : 076036835X
Total Pages : 131 pages
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Download or read book The Spiritual Poems of Rumi written by Rumi and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spiritual Poems of Rumi is a beautiful and elegantly illustrated gift book of Rumi's spiritual poems translated by Nader Khalili, geared for readers searching for a stronger spiritual core.

Majnun - Qays Ibn Al-mulawwah

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ISBN 13 : 9781537032788
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book Majnun - Qays Ibn Al-mulawwah written by Majnun and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAJNUN (QAYS IBN AL-MULAWWAH) Life & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Majnun was a real person! Qays (Majnun='madman) was a youth, a Bedouin poet in the seventh century of the Bani Amir tribe in the Najd desert in Arabia. He fell in love with Layla from the same tribe whom he was denied. (It is said that Shakespeare was inspired by their tale for Romeo & Juliet from their tragic love story). Most of his recorded poetry was composed before his descent into love-madness (mast) then through a Perfect Master... his spiritual unification with his beloved. Here in the form of the qit'as in which they were composed, is the largest collection of his immortal poems translated into English. 120 pages. Introduction to Sufi Poets Series 'AISHAH Al-BA'UNIYAH, AMIR KHUSRAU, ANSARI, ANVARI, AL-MA'ARRI, 'ARIFI, 'ATTAR, ABU SA'ID, AUHAD UD-DIN, BABA FARID, BABA AZFAL, BABA TAHIR, BEDIL, BULLEH SHAH, DARA SHIKOH, GHALIB, GHANI KASHMIRI, HAFIZ, HASAN DEHLAVI, HUMA, IBN 'ARABI, IBN YAMIN, IBN AL-FARID, IQBAL, INAYAT KHAN, 'IRAQI, JAHAN KHATUN, JAMI, JIGAR, KAMAL AD-DIN, KABIR, KHAQANI, KHAYYAM, LALLA DED, MAKHFI, MAJNUN, MANSUR HALLAJ, MIR, MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI, NAZIR, NESIMI, NIZAMI, NUND RISHI, OBEYD ZAKANI, RABI'A, RAHMAN BABA, RUMI, SADI, SA'IB, SANA'I, SARMAD, SHABISTARI, SHAH LATIF, SHAH NI'MAT'ULLAH, SULTAN BAHU, YUNUS EMRE, EARLY ARABIC SUFI POETS, EARLY PERSIAN SUFI POETS, URDU SUFI POETS, ETC. 90-120 pages each. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Ibn 'Arabi and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Brooke's 'Romeus and Juliet, '

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Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015707764
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Brooke's 'Romeus and Juliet, ' written by Arthur Brooke and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Mirror of the Invisible World

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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870991426
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Mirror of the Invisible World written by Peter J. Chelkowski and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1975 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume three stories from Persian poem the Khamseh - "Khosrow and Shirin," "Layla and Majnum," and "The Seven Princesses" - have been told with abridgement in prose. They are augmented by color reproductions of Persian miniatures based on an early 16th manuscript dated 1524/25.

Nizami

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ISBN 13 : 9781480006409
Total Pages : 280 pages
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Download or read book Nizami written by Nizami and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NIZAMI: SELECTED POEMSTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithNizami (d. 1208) is a true Sufi Master Poet who is most famous for his six books in masnavi form: The Treasury of the Mysteries, Layla and Majnun, Khrosrau and Shirin, The Seven Portraits and his two books on Alexander. He also composed a Divan of approximately 20,ooo couplets mostly in ghazals and ruba'is… tragically only 200 couplets survive. His influence on Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami and all others that followed was profound. Here is the largest number of his ghazals and ruba'is and qasidas translated into English and a good selection from his masnavis. Included in the Introduction… the life and Times and Poetry of Nizami and on the various forms of poetry he used and a Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. 235 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'.“It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all and I will lay down my head at his feet out of respect.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.“Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.“Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). “I was very impressed with the beauty of these books.” Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University.Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages… including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

How to Read Islamic Carpets

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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 030020809X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book How to Read Islamic Carpets written by Walter B. Denny and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The engaging and accessible volume offers invaluable insights and novel perspectives on what is perhaps the most iconic of all Islamic art forms: the handwoven carpet. With a history stretching back to the fourteenth century and a geographic reach spanning Europe to Eurasia, Mongolia to the Middle East, Islamic carpets boast a degree of innovation and technical skill to rival the world's most exalted works of art. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from carpets of all forms be they colossal silk rugs exchanged as gifts by sultans and kings or small and sturdy textiles woven for use in nomadic encampments. Some sixty superlatives examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection—from Persia, India, Turkey, North Africa, and across the Islamic world—are presented here in lavish detail, with concise and approachable texts that position each work in historical and cultural context. Beginning with a discussion of materials and techniques, How to Read Islamic Carpets offers a comprehensive introduction to this captivating art form, and reveals the lasting influence of carpet-weaving traditions in lands far beyond the Islamic world.

Haft Paykar

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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624664466
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Haft Paykar written by Nizami and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It was a refreshing, old-fashioned pleasure to read Julie Scott Meisami’s verse translation of, and introduction and notes to, this twelfth-century Persian allegorical romance." —Orhan Pahmuk, in the Times Literary Supplement

The Story Of Layla And Majnun

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Publisher : Mizan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 6024412339
Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book The Story Of Layla And Majnun written by Nizami Ganjav and published by Mizan Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laila adalah sang Kekasih, Majnun sang Pencinta, dan kisah Majnun adalah kisah sang Pencari yang terbakar kerinduan dan cinta. Tak ada yang lebih menyakitkan daripada kesedihan sejati karena perpisahan. Kisah Qais dan Laila tumbuh dari cinta yang murni dan polos, sebelum didera kemalangan. Tanpa restu orangtua, cinta mereka tak menemukan jalan terang. Perpisahan terpaksa ini membuat Qais tak berdaya hingga hilang akal, mengoyaknya dari ikatan dunia, dari identitasnya yang fana—mengubah Qais menjadi Majnun yang gila karena cinta. Penderitaan cinta Majnun ini, menjadi romansa legendaris yang disenandungkan selama berabad-abad, dari generasi ke generasi. Bahkan kaum sufi menganggap Laila & Majnun sebagai kisah cinta spiritual dan alegori pencarian jiwa akan Tuhan. Dari para kekasih yang putus asa, kita mendapatkan gambaran bagaimana cinta manusia dapat diubah menjadi cinta ilahiah melalui perpisahan dan kerinduan. Mahakarya yang ditulis Nizami Ganjavi pada akhir abad ke-12 ini abadi. Kisah Laila & Majnun menginspirasi berbagai karya besar dunia—termasuk Romeo & Juliet dari Shakespeare— serta telah diadaptasi ke berbagai media seperti film, musik, tarian, dan sebagainya. Pengantar Laila & Majnun adalah sebuah kisah cinta termasyhur dari Timur Tengah yang melambangkan cinta mistis kaum sufi. Kaum sufi adalah para pencinta Tuhan, yang berkelana di sahara dunia. Mereka melakukan perjalanan panjang dari pengalaman keterpisahan menuju persatuan dengan Tuhan. Bagi mereka, hubungan dengan Tuhan laksana hubungan pencinta dengan sang Kekasih. Kerinduan akan pertemuan dengan Kekasih membuat para sufi menjauhi dunia dan menenggelamkan diri pada misteri jiwa. Para pencinta Tuhan ini menganggap kisah Laila-Majnun sebagai kisah mereka sendiri; sebuah kisah cinta ruhani yang sarat simbol dan perlambang nan luar biasa. Sebuah kisah cinta yang gila dan mengguncangkan, yang dialami oleh Qais, yang cintanya pada Laila membuatnya menjadi sang Gila, Majnun. Laila adalah sang Kekasih, Majnun sang Pencinta, dan kisah Majnun adalah kisah sang Pencari yang terbakar kerinduan dan cinta. Dalam karya Nizami yang ditulis pada akhir abad ke-12 ini, hubungan Laila dan Majnun kaya akan simbolisme sufi. Misalnya ketika Majnun, yang terdorong oleh derita perpisahan, merangkak-rangkak mendekati kemah Laila. Seluruh pancaran fajar adalah Laila, namun sebatang lilin tegak menyala di depannya, lantaran terbakar oleh hasrat. Laila bagai taman terindah, sedangkan Majnun laksana obor kerinduan. Laila menanam serumpun mawar; Majnun menyiraminya dengan air matanya. Dari balik rambut hitamnya yang tergerai, satu lirikan Laila menyihir Majnun. Pemuda itu menjadi budaknya, bagai seorang darwis yang menari-nari di hadapannya. Dengan tangannya, Laila memegang secawan anggur, namun Majnun telah dibuat mabuk oleh aroma harumnya bahkan sebelum menyentuhnya. [Mizan, Sastra Klasik, Cinta, Filsafat, Sufi, Terjemahan, Islam, Indonesia]