Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Koh-kan

कोह-कन

also written: Kohkan

Meaning

Mountain-digger; an epithet of Farhad, who hewed a mountain for love of Shirin.

Literally: mountain-cutter

See it in the verse

Koh-kan in Iqbal’s couplets

Guzar-auqat kar leta hai ye koh o bayaban mein
Ki shahin ke liye zillat hai kar-e-ashiyan-bandi

It makes its living among mountains and wilderness, for to the falcon the building of a comfortable nest is a disgrace.

The Falcon · Freedom · Adversity

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