Didn't we tell you, Hali, to remain silent? Speaking the truth brings great disgrace and humiliation.
Hali captures a painful truth about society with a touch of bittersweet irony: honesty often earns condemnation rather than praise. The poet speaks to himself like an old friend sighing after an avoidable heartbreak, saying, 'See, didn't I warn you to hold your tongue?' It is a sorrowful reflection on a hypocritical world where standing up for the truth alienates a person and brings public disgrace instead of honor.
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