تَجُورُ بِذِي اللُّبَانَةِ عَنْ هَوَاهُ إِذَا مَا ذَاقَهَا حَتَّى يَلِينَا
When a person tastes it, the drink turns him away from his pressing desire until his resolve softens.
Tajūru conveys deviation from a course; dhū l-lubānah is someone engrossed in a need or purpose, and hawāhu is that person’s inclination.
The drink is personified as an agent that diverts attention and softens resistance. Ḥattā yalīnā marks the endpoint of the effect. This is the poet’s depiction of drinking, not a general recommendation.