Why Wine Is Forbidden

When the Prophet's ray of intelligence
struck the dim-witted man he was with,
the man got very happy, and talkative.

Soon, he began unmannerly raving.
This is the problem with a selflessness
that comes quickly,
                             as with wine.
If the wine drinker
has a deep gentleness in him,
he will show that,
                           when drunk.
But if he has hidden anger and arrogance,
those appear,
                     and since most people do,
wine is forbidden to everyone.