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Chhachhundar Ke Sir Par Chameli Ka Tel

छछूंदर के सिर पर चमेली का तेल
also written: chhachhundar ke sir par chameli ka tel
Meaning

A fine thing wasted on one unworthy of it.

Literally: jasmine oil on a muskrat's head

See it in the verse

Chhachhundar Ke Sir Par Chameli Ka Tel in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi mein doob ja ghafil, ye sirr-e-zindagani hai
Nikal kar halqa-e-shaam-o-sahar se javedan ho ja
Dive into your selfhood, O heedless one — this is the secret of life. Step out of the ring of evening and morning, and become everlasting.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Awakening
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