English: Illumination from Khamsa, an anthology of five poems by the 12th-century poet Nizami. In 1431 this manuscript of the Khamsa was copied out in Herat by the calligrapher Mahmud for Sultan Shahrukh. (timurid period) The tale of Layla and the passionate Majnun: The love of Layla and Majnun was so strong that they fainted with emotion when they met. An old man wants to bring them to consciousness. A lion attacks another man who tried to come near.