A person who is completely drowned in wine is blessed with great fortune; even when the wave of wine passes over their head, it remains like the auspicious wing of the Huma bird.
Normally, water rising above one's head signifies helpless drowning and ruin. Here, the poet playfully flips that dread on its head: losing oneself completely in the 'wine' of divine love or ecstasy isn't destruction, but the ultimate blessing. That sweeping wave overhead acts just like the shadow of the mythical Huma bird, which legend says crowns whoever it passes over—turning total surrender into exalted majesty.
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