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Sar par sawaar hona

सर पर सवार होना
Meaning

To be obsessed by something; to have it dominate one's mind.

Literally: to be mounted on the head

See it in the verse

Sar par sawaar hona 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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