Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Sutoon-e-Sang
सुतून-ए-संग
said su-TOON-e-SANG
also written: sutoon-e-sang, sutun-e-sang, sutoon e sang
Meaning
A pillar of stone; a stone column.
Literally: Column of stone.
See it in the verse
Sutoon-e-Sang 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