Meaning
The tavern; in Sufi symbolism, the lodge of spiritual intoxication where divine wine is served.
Literally: wine-house
See it in the verse
Maikhana in Iqbal’s couplets
Bohat dekhe hain main ne mashriq-o-maghrib ke maikhane
Yahan saqi nahin paida wahan be-zauq hai sahba
Yahan saqi nahin paida wahan be-zauq hai sahba
I have seen many a wine-house in both East and West: here no cup-bearer worth the name, there a wine with no savour at all.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge
Bahut dekhe hain maine mashriq-o-maghrib ke maikhane
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
I have seen many a tavern of the East and the West — here no cup-bearer is born, and there the wine itself is without relish.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge