O Zafar, if a carefree drunkard raises an ecstatic cry from true heartache, it is far better than the callous ascetic's hollow chanting of 'Hu-Haq'.
Zafar draws a touching contrast between cold, ritualistic piety and sincere, emotional devotion. An unfeeling ascetic might loudly chant sacred words, but without empathy and love, those prayers remain completely hollow. On the other hand, the ecstatic cries of a drunkard or outcast are far more precious to the Divine because they burst forth from a genuinely aching heart.
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