May the world fulfill your wishes from three lips, The lips of the beloved, the lips of a stream, and the lips of a cup, May you remain in this world so long That you pray on the grave of the firmament.
Although the cup (of wine) is absent, the stream is included at the lower left and the young man may be considered the beloved. Each is a metaphor for the love object. The picture thus is the visual equivalent of the poem even if it is not an illustration.
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