Nr. 112
Calcutta nr. 112
In the feast of wisdom intellect gave a proof of purity
Concerning Rum & Arabia, it said, “One is the left & one is the right”
“If any unworthy one says to you ‘wine is not pure’
How can I listen since God has said “It is propitious.”
Christensen 1927 - 87
At the banquet of Wisdom, Reason gave an excellent
demonstration [and] spoke among Greeks and Arabs right and left (maisara):
"If an ignorant person said that wine is not good
(unlawful), how should I listen [to him], since God has said 'maisara'?"
Payne 1898 - 114
The Good Guide speaks of the feast of the pure of spright;
He speaks of Roum and Araby Left and Right:
If "Wine 's unclean " be said of some witless wight,
How should I hearken, since God's self calls it "delight"?
Thompson 1906 - 852
The Good Guide tells where feasts of wise souls be,
And right and left of Rome and Araby.
If the unworthy say that wine’s impure,
How should I list, since God calls it purity?