Dhammapada · Verset 146

Visākhāyasahāyikānaṁvatthu

Pali

Ko nu hāso kimānando,
niccaṁ pajjalite sati;
Andhakārena onaddhā,
padīpaṁ na gavesatha.

English

What is joy, what is laughter,
when the flames are ever burning?
Swathed in darkness,
would you not seek a light?

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