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Ek kaan se sunkar doosre se nikaal dena

एक कान से सुनकर दूसरे से निकाल देना
Meaning

To pay no heed; in one ear and out the other.

Literally: to hear with one ear and let it out the other

See it in the verse

Ek kaan se sunkar doosre se nikaal dena 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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