Madhushala - Rubaiya 10

sun, kalkal, chhalchhal, madhu-
ghat se girtii pyaalon me haalaa,
sun, runjhhun runjhhun chal
vitaran karti madhu saakibaalaa,
bas aa pahunche, door nahin kuchh,
chaar kadam ab chalnaa hai;
chahak rahe, sun, peenewaale,
singing are, listen, drinkers
fragrant is, here take, madhushala



Bachchan describes the tavern as we get close to it. I choose to interpret this verse to mean that as one pays attention to the "stuff" of life, one can begin to hear it's story, it's tale.



In this verse, the seeker hears the murmur, the splashing sound of wine being poured from jar to cup, the tinkling sounds the jewelry of the bar-girls make. We're nearly there: you can hear the drinkers singing; you can smell the fragrance of the tavern.



Bachchan seems to suggest that life is beautiful, that it is a great gift. Just living it is enough, nothing else is required.