Persian · noun, masculine · The Tavern & the Cup

Mughbachcha

मुग़बच्चा
said mugh-bach-cha
also written: Mugh-bachcha, mughbacha, mugh-bacha, mughbachah
Meaning

A young Magian; the youthful attendant or cup-bearer of the fire-temple turned tavern, who serves the wine of love.

Literally: child of the Magian, young Magian

How Iqbal uses it

The mughbachcha is the young Magian, the tavern-boy who pours the wine — a junior to the pir-e-mughan and, in the conventions of the ghazal, a figure of beauty serving the assembly. Mystically he is another face of the cup-bearer who brings the wine of love to the seeker. The figure belongs to the whole 'Magian' tableau by which the poet sets the warm religion of love against the cold law.