7 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
mai: spirit, wine
1 / 7: mai
maqsud hai us mai se
dil hi mein jo kheenchti hai
i have no use for wine that
leaves the heart indifferent
what i seek is that which
tugs the heart from within
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2 / 7: mai
rind ke rind rahe
haath se jannat na gayi
indulged in wine by night,
sought forgiveness by dawn
i remained a wine-lover
but did not lose paradise
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3 / 7: mai
zaahid naheen vaali naheen
kuchh paarisa naheen
why should i refuse
to drink wine, o preacher?
i am no ascetic, no saint,
not a man of purity
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4 / 7: mai
ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi
dariyaa-e-noor tha?
soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,
the preacher was awakened
was that a goblet of wine, or
radiant river of light?
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5 / 7: mai
khaali naheen hota hai
woh paimaana hai mera
i drink that spirit
whose high never wears off
it never empties
that cup of mine
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6 / 7: mai
talkhi-e-mai ko
tez-tar kar de
it is sharper today
the pain of my heart
strengthen the wine
oh cup-bearer
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7 / 7: mai
nasha-e-mai se zyaada
nasha-e-afyoon hua
ask me not of the ecstasy of
kissing the mole on my beloved's lip
the rapture was greater than wine
it was like the trance of opium
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