Meaning
The Armenian princess of Persian romance, beloved of both the Sasanian king Khusrau Parvez and the stonecutter Farhad; her name means 'sweet'.
Literally: sweet
Usage & notes
Shirin is the sweet, beautiful beloved over whom Farhad labours; poets pair her name (meaning 'sweet') with the lover's toil to contrast the sweetness of the goal with the bitterness of the striving.