The Other Side of the Story

The Other Side of the Story is based on "Leili o Majnun's" tale which is a narrative poem composed by the master Persian poet "Nezāmi Gánjávi
1141-1209".Although the main poem is from Gánjávi the lyrics chosen for this piece are from "Rumi 1207-1273" the Persian mystic, theologian and
poet. Rumi incorporated the tale in a poem from his masterpiece book of poetry called Masnavi.
Summary of the tale:
Qays and Leili fall in love with each other when they are young, but when they grow up Leili’s father doesn't allow them to be together. Qays
becomes obsessed with her, and his tribe Banu 'Amir and the community gives him the epithet of Majnun ( ن􀀄􀀃􀀂􀀁 "crazy").
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. Shortly after, Leila was wedded to another noble and rich merchant. 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.
Leili moved to a place in Northern Arabia with her husband, where she became ill and heartbroken from not being able to see her would-be lover
and she eventually died.
Majnun was later found dead in the wilderness near leila's grave.
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In this work, my aim is to show The Other Side of the Story of "Leili o Majnun's" tale in which you can witness from Leili's eyes and feel her wave of
emotions and thoughts toward Majnun