Word Meaning
संग-बाराँ
sang-bārāñ
Meaning
A shower of stones; a rain of stones; intense stone-pelting.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound formed from 'sang' (stone) and 'bārāñ' (rain), meaning a relentless shower of stones. In the couplet, it represents a violent assault or calamity falling upon the fragile wine-flask (mīnā), causing wine to drip like blood. Figuratively, it denotes the harsh adversities and persecution inflicted by society or fate upon vulnerable lovers.
Etymology
Persian compound of sang (stone) and bārān (rain).
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical ghazal to portray societal persecution of the impassioned lover or the vulnerability of fragile beauty against cruel fate.
Examples
A rain of stones shattered the fragile glass of patience.
He endured the shower of stones in the alley of the beloved.