They were like a lamp’s smoldering wick, as though their last spark of life had nearly been extinguished.
वे दीये की धूआँ देती हुई बत्ती के समान थे, मानो उनके जीवन की आख़िरी चिंगारी क़रीब - क़रीब बुझ ही गयी थी ।