 have you ever heard of anyone who boasted about his fathers excessive drinking saying i am the son of the arab eater? rather we have seen winemakers and young men praising themselves for their excessive drinking just as they praise themselves for their little loss. and the arabs said the same.
وبعد فهل سمعتم بأحد قط فخر بشدة أكل أبيه، فقال أنا ابن آكل العرب ؟ بل قد رأينا أصحاب النبيذ والفتيان يمتدحون بكثرة الشرب، كما يتدحون لقلة الرزء. وكذلك قالت العرب.