Meaning
The stonecutter hero who dug through a mountain for love of Shirin; a byword for the devoted, self-immolating lover.
Related words
PERSIAN
Shirin
Sweet, honeyed; also the name of the legendary beloved of Farhad, hence a byword for the beautiful beloved.
PERSIAN
Kohkan
Mountain-digger; the epithet of Farhad who cut through the mountain for love.
ARABIC
Majnun
The love-maddened Qais who wandered the desert for Laila; the archetype of the lover driven mad by love.