I will not even ask whether there is poison or nectar in the cup; when it comes from your hands, what fear could there be of benefit or harm?
This couplet captures the sheer beauty of total surrender and unquestioning trust in love. The poet refuses to inspect whether the cup offered by the beloved holds life-giving nectar or deadly poison, because the giver matters far more than the gift. In true love, all calculations of personal gain and loss dissolve—whatever is received from the beloved's hands is accepted with complete grace.
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