Wine brings joy and stirs up courage, while by nature the green herb brings only dryness and cold.
Stick to the red wine, and steer clear of the white; for eating the green plant only turns your face pale and yellow.
Explanation: The poem plays on colors: red wine versus the green herb (likely hashish or similar), praising wine over intoxicating plants that drain vitality.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۱۵
از می طرب افزاید و مردی خیزد
وز طبع گیا خشکی و سردی خیزد
در بادهٔ سرخ پیچ و در کون سفید
کز خوردن سبز روی زردی خیزد