Meaning
The archetypal mad lover of Laila; emblem of love-crazed devotion.
Literally: Possessed, demented (the by-name of Qais).
Usage & notes
Majnun is the paradigm of the lover undone by love, wandering the desert for Laila. He stands across the tradition, and in Iqbal, as the very figure of love's absolute, sense-defying claim.