The tavern-keeper of intoxication says that the iwan of the foreigner is merely a mirror-wall built on weak foundations.

This powerful couplet suggests that even the grandest structures, or the most outwardly sophisticated customs, often conceal internal weaknesses. The 'Master of the Wine House' is speaking about the artificiality of worldly grandeur. Allama Iqbal reminds us that apparent strength, like the 'Foreign Archway,' might merely be a facade—built on shaky foundations, yet adorned with deceptive mirrors and walls.