O cupbearer, steady and support me, for the cup of wine is filled to the brim, while my feet are stumbling and my hands are trembling.

Here, the poet paints a touching portrait of human vulnerability in the face of overwhelming emotion. The brimming cup of wine symbolizes an intensity of love, passion, or divine ecstasy that is simply too grand for mortal capacity to hold steady. Stumbling and trembling, the lover turns completely to the Saqi (the cupbearer, representing the beloved or guide), pleading for support because his own strength has surrendered to intoxication.