O cupbearer, where were you throughout this whole month? Come over here so that we can embrace properly and greet each other for Eid.
Here, the poet playfully chides the cupbearer for disappearing for the entire past month—a witty nod to Ramadan, when wine-drinking paused and taverns fell quiet. Now that Eid has arrived, the lover happily seizes upon the traditional festive embrace as a tender excuse to hold the beloved close once more. It captures that delightful moment where the joy of festival and the warmth of reunion melt together in sweet intimacy.
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