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.