1/1: taabnaak

charaagh-e-raahguzar

laakh taabnaak sahi

jala ke apna diya

raushni makaan mein la

lights of the street are surely

a thousand times brighter

but light your own lamp

and bring light into the house

Akbar Hyderabadi

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charaagh (8) lamp, light, flame

raahguzar (5) path

taabnaak (1) bright, shining

diya (2) lamp

raushni (7) light, brightness

makaan (4) house

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