Word Meaning
संगीं-दस्त
sangīn-dast
Meaning
Stone-handed, having heavy hands, or one who carves stone.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective meaning literally 'stone-handed', referring to a stone-cutter or someone whose hands are hardened by heavy physical labor. In this couplet, it describes the legendary lover Farhad as a mere stone-hewing laborer, contrasting his arduous manual effort against the effortless spiritual power of the heart's movement. It emphasizes mechanical, bodily toil over higher metaphysical efficacy.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'sangīn' (stony, heavy, firm) + 'dast' (hand).
Usage
Used in classical Urdu ghazal to denote exhausting manual labor, often evoked in allusions to Farhad carving through Mount Kohkan.
Examples
The stone-handed mason carved his agony into the cliff.
A life spent like a stone-handed laborer breaking rocks.