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Urdu · proverb · Nation, Faith & Society

Diya tale andhera

दिया तले अँधेरा
Meaning

Those who enlighten others may themselves be in the dark.

Literally: darkness beneath the lamp

See it in the verse

Diya 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.
Aspiration · Hope · Youth
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