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The Story of Leyla and Majnun (1192)

by Nezami (1141 - 1209)

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editor December 2nd, 2006 03:08 PM PST

In the Book of Life every page has two sides. On the upper one, we inscribe our plans, dreams and hopes; the reverse is filled by providence, whose verdicts rarely match our desire. Who can decipher fate's handwriting? However, what at first we are unable to read, we then have to endure later on.
Nezami, "The Story of Layla and Majnun"