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Sar par chadhaana

सर पर चढ़ाना

Meaning

To spoil someone with indulgence; to let a person take undue liberties.

Literally: 'to seat on the head'

See it in the verse

Sar par chadhaana 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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