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Chaar Din Ki Chandni Phir Andheri Raat

चार दिन की चाँदनी फिर अँधेरी रात
also written: chaar din ki chandni phir andheri raat
Meaning

Fleeting prosperity followed by lasting hardship.

Literally: four days of moonlight, then a dark night

See it in the verse

Chaar Din Ki Chandni Phir Andheri Raat in Iqbal’s couplets

Aql-o-dil-o-nigah ka murshid-e-awwaleen hai ishq
Ishq na ho to shar-o-deen butkada-e-tasavvurat
Love is the first teacher of intellect, heart and sight. Without love, even law and faith become only a temple of empty ideas.
Love · Self-Knowledge
Ai aab-e-rud-e-Ganga wo din hai yaad tujh ko
Utra tere kinare jab karwan hamara
O waters of the river Ganga, do you remember those days — when our caravan first halted upon your banks?
Unity · Love
Milega manzil-e-maqsud ka usi ko suragh
Andheri shab mein hai cheete ki aankh jis ka charagh
Only that traveller finds the trace of the intended destination whose lamp, in the dark night, is the eye of a leopard.
Courage · Aspiration · Self-Knowledge
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