हम-साया-ए-मुग़ाँ में मुद्दत से हूँ चुनाँचे
इक शीरा-ख़ाने की है दीवार मेरे घर में
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
I have been a neighbor to the tavern-keeper for so long that, consequently, one wall of my house is actually the wall of the wine-distillery itself.
Explanation
Mir Taqi Mir here speaks of the deep, almost obsessive nature of a poet's passion. 'Mughaan' often refers to a place or state of longing. The poet suggests that while his life has been spent in the shadow of this longing, the only thing that truly defines his home is the mere existence of a wall belonging to a *sheerakhana* (poetry gathering hall). It implies that poetry is not just a hobby, but the very structure and reality of his existence.
