चार दिन की चाँदनी फिर अँधेरी रात

Meanings:

• 1.

  IndiaHindi-speaking regionsneutralcolloquial
  • Literal: four days of moonlight followed by a dark night; a literal sequence of brief brightness then darkness.

• 2.

  IndiaHindi-speaking regionsidiomaticcolloquial
  • Figurative: a short-lived period of success, happiness, or fame that is quickly followed by decline, disappointment, or misfortune.