If the preacher brings forth proof to justify the permissibility of wine, Iqbal is so obstinate that he would give up drinking altogether.

This couplet is a delightfully witty twist on the age-old rivalry between the free-spirited poet and the orthodox preacher. Traditionally, the rebel drinks in defiance of the preacher's sermons, but Iqbal playfully turns the tables: if the preacher himself brings forth arguments to justify wine, Iqbal would obstinately give it up altogether! It is a charming jab at sanctimonious hypocrisy, suggesting that the moment something gains the rigid preacher's dry approval, it instantly loses all its romance and rebellious soul.