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A lamp burns all night and spreads its light silently. No one cares what the lamp suffers through to spread that light. No one even bothers to think about how it faces the dark night to do what it is destined to do. Poets have used the lamp as a strong metaphor in their poetry. They have also elaborated the symbolic relationship between the moth and itself and in this process, they have commented upon the philosophy of life itself that is characterized both by deprivation and fulfillment.

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ai shama teri umr-e-tabii hai ek raat hans kar guzar ya ise ro kar guzar de

the poet uses the metaphor of a candle to illustrate the brevity of life, noting that its entire existence is limited to just one dark night. since the end is inevitable and the time is short, the poet suggests that complaining is futile. it serves as a philosophical reminder that while we cannot control the length of our life, we can choose our attitude towards it.

~ Shaikh Ibrahim Zauq
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tu kahin ho dil-e-divana vahan pahunchega shama hogi jahan parvana vahan pahunchega

bahadur shah zafar likens the lover’s heart to a moth drawn to a candle. the idea is that true desire and devotion have a natural pull: distance and obstacles cannot stop them. the second line strengthens the first by giving a familiar image of irresistible attraction. the emotion is steadfast longing, even if it risks pain or burning.

~ Bahadur Shah Zafar
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khud hi parvane jal gae varna shama jalti hai raushni ke liye

the moths got burned in their own plight the flame just burns to shed some light

~ Sanam Partapgarhi
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parvane aa hi jaenge khinch kar ba-jabr-e-ishq mahfil men sirf shama jalane ki der hai

~ Mahirul Qadri
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nazron men tasadum dil men chubhan ik shama hai ik parvana hai donon hi men baten hoti hain avaz ka lekin naam nahin

~ Fazl Lakhnavi
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ai shama teri umr-e-tabii hai ek raat hans kar guzar ya ise ro kar guzar de

the poet uses the metaphor of a candle to illustrate the brevity of life, noting that its entire existence is limited to just one dark night. since the end is inevitable and the time is short, the poet suggests that complaining is futile. it serves as a philosophical reminder that while we cannot control the length of our life, we can choose our attitude towards it.

~ Shaikh Ibrahim Zauq
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tu kahin ho dil-e-divana vahan pahunchega shama hogi jahan parvana vahan pahunchega

bahadur shah zafar likens the lover’s heart to a moth drawn to a candle. the idea is that true desire and devotion have a natural pull: distance and obstacles cannot stop them. the second line strengthens the first by giving a familiar image of irresistible attraction. the emotion is steadfast longing, even if it risks pain or burning.

~ Bahadur Shah Zafar
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mat karo shama kuun badnam jalati vo nahin aap siin shauq patangon ko hai jal jaane ka

cast not blame upon the flame it doesn’t burn to sear the moths are

~ Siraj Aurangabadi
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parvane aa hi jaenge khinch kar ba-jabr-e-ishq mahfil men sirf shama jalane ki der hai

~ Mahirul Qadri
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nazron men tasadum dil men chubhan ik shama hai ik parvana hai donon hi men baten hoti hain avaz ka lekin naam nahin

~ Fazl Lakhnavi

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