جب سے تو نے مجھے دیوانہ بنا رکھا ہے
سنگ ہر شخص نے ہاتھوں میں اٹھا رکھا ہے
– حکیم ناصر –
jab se tune mujhe deewaana bana rakkha hai
sang har shakhs ne haathon mein uthaa rakkha hai
– Hakeem Nasir
जब से तू ने मुझे दीवाना बना रक्खा है
संग हर शख़्स ने हाथों में उठा रक्खा है
– हकीम नासिर
“Keshan 01” by Arie m den toom – eigen werk / selft made. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons.
Ever since, I’ve been madly in love with you
everyone walks with a stone held in view
Reference: DaastaN-e-Laila Majnu
Picture: DaastaN-e-Laila Majnu (Qays)
Qays fell in love with Layla. He soon began composing poems about his love for her, often mentioning her name. His unselfconscious efforts to woo the girl caused some locals to call him “Majnun” (madman). When he asked for her hand in marriage, her father refused because it would be a scandal for Layla to marry someone considered mentally unbalanced. Soon after, Layla married another noble and wealthy merchant from the Thaqif tribe in Ta’if. He was described as a handsome white man with reddish cheeks, named Ward Althaqafi. The Arabs called him Ward, meaning “rose” in Arabic.
When Majnun heard of her marriage, he fled the tribal camp and began wandering the surrounding desert. His family eventually gave up hope for his return and left food for him in the wilderness. He could sometimes be seen reciting poetry to himself or writing in the sand with a stick.
Layla is generally depicted as having moved to a place in Northern Arabia with her husband, where she became ill and eventually 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 688 AD, near Layla’s grave.
Source: Wikipedia
