Meaning
The stonecutter of Persian romance who, in love with Shirin, was set the impossible task of carving a channel through Mount Bisutun and died on hearing a false report of her death.
Usage & notes
Farhad is the archetype of the labouring lover whose devotion expresses itself in superhuman toil; poets cite his digging of the mountain as the measure of love's effort. He is the emblem of striving that conquers the impossible.