Meaning
Colloquial: a commotion, uproar, noisy scene or fuss.
Literally: uproar; tumult; commotion
Usage & notes
Hangama is uproar or tumult. Iqbal often values a creative hangama, the noise and stir of a people coming awake, over the silence of a contented slave. Where stagnation is death, the tumult of striving and protest is a sign of life.
Related words
ARABIC
Bawaal
Colloquial: an uproar, ruckus or big commotion; also slang for 'awesome' ('bawaal cheez hai').
PERSIAN
Shor
Colloquial: noise, din, clamour ('shor machana').
ARABIC
Fitna
Mischief, sedition, an alluring trouble; the beloved as a beguiling source of turmoil.
PERSIAN
Nawa
Sound, melody, song, or the impassioned cry of a bird or poet.