Pir-e-mughaan
The old Magian, master of the tavern who dispenses the wine of wisdom; the true spiritual guide.
Literally: the Magian elder; master of the tavern
The pir-e-mughan is the old master of the wine-house — literally the 'Magian elder' — and in Sufi verse the true spiritual guide who dispenses the wine of love, often set above the formal shaikh of the mosque. He teaches the religion of the heart, initiating the seeker into intoxicated love rather than dry jurisprudence. Iqbal honours this figure as the keeper of living faith, the one who hands the self the cup that wakes it.
Mughaan
The Magians, Zoroastrian keepers of wine and fire; in Sufi verse, emblems of true, unhypocritical devotion.
Murshid
A spiritual guide or master who directs the disciple along the path to God.
Saaqi
The cup-bearer who pours the wine; in mystic verse the giver of spiritual ecstasy, and the beloved.
Dair
A temple or monastery, especially of the Magians or idolaters; the tavern-shrine of the free lover.
Mughbachcha
A young Magian; the youthful attendant or cup-bearer of the fire-temple turned tavern, who serves the wine of love.
Saqi
The cup-bearer who pours the wine; in mysticism, the master or the Divine who dispenses spiritual grace.