sherKuch Alfaaz

ai 'zauq' dekh dukhtar-e-raz ko na munh laga chhutti nahin hai munh se ye kafar lagi hui the poet personifies wine as 'dukhtar-e-raz' (daughter of the grape) and warns against tasting it. by calling it 'kafir' (infidel or cruel one), he suggests that wine is an enchanting but dangerous mistress. the core theme is the difficulty of breaking an addiction; once one indulges, the habit refuses to leave.

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