نے مغان را بندہ، نے ساغر بدستما تہی پیمانہ او مست الست

English translation

He is not indebted to the wine-seller, nor has he the cup in his hand*; we have empty cups, while he is intoxicated since eternity.
* Mughan, plural of mugh, means a Zoroastrian priest. In Persian poetry, mugh is associated with wine-selling and, therefore, mughan stands for wine-seller. The verse signifies that the intoxication of the Free Man is not dependent upon the wine-seller or upon the cup of wine. **Alast occurs in the Qur’anic verse: ‘Am I not your Lord?’ These words refer to man’s covenant with God before the creation of the world and hence the word alast in Muslim literature stands for eternity.

Translated by Bashir Ahmad Dar

Urdu translation

نہ وہ پیر مغاں کا غلام ہے ، نہ وہ ہاتھ میں جام لیے ہے؛ وہ شراب الست سے مست ہے اور ہم اس سے تہی پیمانہ۔