दिलों में उन के है नूर-ए-ईमाँ क़वी नहीं है मगर निगहबाँ हवा-ए-मंतिक़ अदा-ए-तिफ़ली ये शम्अ ऐसा न हो बुझा दे
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning

The light of faith exists in their hearts, but its protector is not strong. Beware lest the wind of logic and childish tendencies extinguish this candle.

Explanation

The poet pictures heartfelt faith as a tender candle glowing inside us—pure and radiant, yet dangerously vulnerable because it lacks a strong guardian. On one side blows the chilly wind of cold, relentless logic, and on the other lies childish naivety and caprice, both ready to snuff out this delicate light. It is a warm, insightful warning that genuine conviction cannot survive on sentiment alone; it requires deep mindfulness and mature wisdom to shelter it from cynicism.

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