Aave Jo Mastba Mein Toh Sun Lo Ki Raah Se / Waiz Ko Ek — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
If someone comes to the gathering, listen that from the path, the Shayar took a cup of wine-like intoxication.
Explanation
This couplet is a quintessential example of Mir Taqi Mir's tavern poetry (Maykhana). The poet sets a scene, inviting the listener to his 'mastba' (tavern). The lines suggest a casual, almost careless moment—a friend simply took a cup of wine from the path. It's not about the theft itself, but the nonchalant acceptance of life's transient moments and the camaraderie found in intoxication. It speaks to a life lived freely, where even simple acts become poetry.
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