साक़िया! पिए बिना तो नहीं चलेगा मुझसे! तू कहे तो मैं निभा लूँ दिन-रात के बगैर।
— Amrut Ghayal
Meaning

O Saki, I cannot possibly function without a drink. Yet, if you command, I am willing to manage even without the existence of day and night.

Explanation

This couplet beautifully captures the depth of dependency in love. The speaker addresses the 'Sakiya' (cupbearer), acknowledging that their very existence seems tied to the intoxication or the beloved's presence. It's a declaration that the joy, the life force, cannot continue without that divine 'pya'. The poet suggests that if the Sakiya commands it, he would endure life and death, day and night, just to keep that intoxication flowing. It speaks of an all-consuming, desperate devotion.

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