Qays iyo Leyla

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I know Cilmi Boodhari from Batalaale

Lakiin who are Qays iyo Leyla. They are mentioned in several somali songs .where they somalis and thats their story???

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lol you didnt read the play : majnuun laila?
he was an arab bedoiun guy who loved his cousin laila.
he said too many poets about her that arabs culture mar hado ninku naag o gabyo
they cannot give it to her because wo eebeyey.

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a Yemeni luv-fi film

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check here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Majnun

i couldnt find his poems in english.

The origins of this story is difficult to establish. It is thought that it may have been a young man of the Umayyad clan who, under the pseudonym of Majnun, circulated some stories designed to introduce verses in which he sang of his love for his cousin. This identification is, however, isolated and in any case, the poet is anonymous. The fact that historical individuals such as Nawfal ben Musahik, governor of Medina (702 AD) are mentioned in the traditions relating to the adventures of Qays, suggests that the latter version came to existence at about this period. The author, or rather authors of the verses attributed to this Madjnun and the introductory or explanatory tales, will always be unknown, which makes the legend more mysterious and intriguing.

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Cebla and Cantar

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thanks hyper