किस को मालूम है हंगामा-ए-फ़र्दा का मक़ाम
मस्जिद ओ मकतब ओ मय-ख़ाना हैं मुद्दत से ख़मोश
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
Who knows the state of tomorrow's uproar? The mosque, school, and tavern have been silent for ages.
Explanation
This profound couplet by Allama Iqbal is a social commentary on societal stagnation. The poet questions the location of the impending chaos ('Hungama-e-Fardaa'). He observes that the fundamental pillars of human life—the mosque (faith), the school (knowledge), and the tavern (pleasure/social life)—are all unnaturally silent for too long. This silence suggests a deep societal paralysis, implying that the great upheaval is brewing not from outside, but from within the core institutions themselves.
