क्या सूफ़ी ओ मुल्ला को ख़बर मेरे जुनूँ की
उन का सर-ए-दामन भी अभी चाक नहीं है
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
O Sufi or Mullah, they do not know of my passion; they haven't even gotten to the point of worrying about their own affairs.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the depth and intensity of the poet's passion. Allama Iqbal suggests that the spiritual leaders—the Sufis and the scholars—are completely oblivious to the sheer force of his 'junoon' (mad passion). The metaphor, 'they haven't even gotten a chance to touch the hem of my garment,' implies that his passion is so overwhelming and raw that it hasn't even been properly observed or judged by the religious establishment. It's a declaration of an internal, unstoppable fire.
