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Sar Khapana

सर खपाना
also written: sir khapana
Meaning

To rack one's brains or waste effort over something fruitless.

Literally: to wear out one's head

See it in the verse

Sar Khapana 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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