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Sar khapana

सर खपाना
Meaning

To rack one's brains; to labour futilely at explaining.

Literally: to wear out one's head

See it in the verse

Sar khapana in Iqbal’s couplets

Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?
Self-Knowledge · Humility
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