Meaning
A small stream, brook, or watercourse threading through the garden or valley.
Usage & notes
The stream is the moving water of the landscape, restless and ever-flowing, a figure for life that does not stagnate. Its murmuring course through the garden and valley belongs to the imagery of vitality and ceaseless motion.
Related words
PERSIAN
Aabshaar
A waterfall or cascade, water pouring down from a height.
PERSIAN
Chashma
A spring or fountain, the source from which fresh water wells up.
ARABIC
Qatra
A drop, a single bead of water; figuratively the small and individual against the vast.
ARABIC
Wadi
A valley, a low tract of land between hills, often watered by a stream.