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Chiraagh-e-khaana

चिराग़-ए-ख़ाना
Meaning

The lamp of the house; the son or heir who lights up the home.

Literally: 'lamp of the house'

See it in the verse

Chiraagh-e-khaana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
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