अगर हंगामा-हा-ए-शौक़ से है ला-मकाँ ख़ाली ख़ता किस की है या रब ला-मकाँ तेरा है या मेरा
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning

If this chaos, the chaos of passion, comes from an empty, boundless place, who is to blame, O Lord? Is this boundless place yours or mine?

Explanation

This profound couplet explores the tension between personal desire and divine will. The poet questions the source of the 'agitation' (hamaanga) in the heart. If this passion is so overwhelming that it leaves the heart empty, then whose fault is it? He turns this question to God, questioning whether the heart's domain belongs to the lover or to the Creator. It’s a beautiful contemplation on fate and surrender.

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