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Chiraag tale andhera

चिराग़ तले अँधेरा
Meaning

Darkness right beneath the lamp; blindness to faults close to oneself.

Literally: darkness under the lamp

See it in the verse

Chiraag tale andhera in Iqbal’s couplets

Door duniya ka mere dam se andhera ho jaye
Har jagah mere chamakne se ujala ho jaye
May the world's darkness be dispelled by my being; may every place be lit by my shining.
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