Number 15

Iraqi style
English

Number 15

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