Mere intoxication from the cup of wine is worthless; one should have been completely drowned in the cup of wine instead.

The poet speaks about total surrender in love and passion. To merely be tipsy or intoxicated by a sip of wine is trivial; true fulfillment lies in drowning oneself completely within the cup. It is a reminder that half-hearted devotions mean nothing—if you choose to lose yourself in love or purpose, you must dissolve your ego entirely.