Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Joo-e-Shir

जू-ए-शीर
said joo-e-SHEER
Meaning

A stream of milk; the milk-canal of the Farhad legend.

Literally: river of milk

Usage & notes

The joo-e-shir, the channel of milk that Farhad carved through the mountain for love of Shirin, is the legend's emblem of what devoted, single-minded effort can hew from sheer rock; Iqbal invokes it for the world-shaping power of passionate labour.