Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Sang-e-Astan
संग-ए-आस्ताँ
said SANG-e-aas-TAAN
also written: sang-e-astan
Meaning
The threshold-stone; the doorstep of the shrine or beloved's abode.
Literally: stone of the threshold
See it in the verse
Sang-e-Astan in Iqbal’s couplets
Jahan-e-taza ki afkar-e-taza se hai numood
Ki sang-o-khisht se hote nahin jahan paida
Ki sang-o-khisht se hote nahin jahan paida
A new world comes into being from new thoughts — for worlds are not built out of stone and brick.
Action · Aspiration · Awakening
Wahi jahan hai tera jis ko tu kare paida
Ye sang-o-khisht nahin jo teri nigah mein hai
Ye sang-o-khisht nahin jo teri nigah mein hai
Yours alone is the world you yourself create; not this one of stone and brick that lies before your eyes.
Selfhood · Action · Aspiration