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Sooraj ko chiraag dikhana

सूरज को चिराग़ दिखाना
Meaning

To offer trivial help to one far greater; to teach one's betters.

Literally: to show a lamp to the sun

See it in the verse

Sooraj ko chiraag dikhana in Iqbal’s couplets

Khol aankh, zameen dekh, falak dekh, fiza dekh
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh
Open your eyes — look at the earth, the sky, the open air; just look at the sun rising in the east.
Awakening · Hope
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