1. They said wine is forbidden
Clearly in Islamic law and tradition

2. I said the Book of God is between us
And explains the Quran

3. If the Book clearly prohibits this
Or clarifies with explanation

4. Otherwise we'll move from these lands
For fear of the authorities

5. If you are a noble woman of virtue
Increasing wonders and proofs

6. I'm no ascetic toward the likes of this
Its rhymes are our complaint in this place

7. I make lawful what agrees with my nature
And takes away cares from a despised heart

8. If they desist I'll desist, if they persist
I'll drink wine from the vessels of Aleppo

9. Based on what al-Nu'man wrote of it
As a wiping or under the terms he laid down