Layla and Majnun

Rarely has the East spoken with a more eloquent voice than in the story of Layla and Majnun. Since the dawn of Islam, this exquisitely crafted tale of the ecstasy and pain of perfect love has been told and re-told around the fires of the ancient East. Nor has time dimmed the power of the story to move. Eric Clapton was so affected by this tale that it inspired his most spiritually uplifting song, Layla. This new translation by Dr Colin Turner comes closer to the tone of the original than any previous work.