Meaning
An adze, pick or axe; the tool with which Farhad hewed the mountain.
Usage & notes
The teesha is the emblem of Farhad's labour; in Iqbal it stands for the worker's striking will against rock and fate.
Related words
PERSIAN
Koh-kan
Mountain-digger; an epithet of Farhad, who hewed a mountain for love of Shirin.
PERSIAN
Farhad
The stonecutter of Persian romance who, in love with Shirin, was set the impossible task of carving a channel through Mount Bisutun and died on hearing a false report of her death.
PERSIAN
Sang-taraash
A stone-cutter or sculptor who shapes stone.