Persian · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Chaah-e-Kanaan

चाह-ए-कनआन

said chaah-e-ka-naan

also written: well of canaan, chah-e-kanan

Meaning

The well of Canaan into which Joseph's brothers cast him; emblem of the dark pit of misfortune before fortune's rise.

Related words

The prophet Joseph, renowned in Islamic tradition for his surpassing beauty and his patience through trial.

Canaan, the homeland of Jacob and Joseph; with its well (chaah-e-Kanaan) the emblem of the lost child and the parent's grief.