O Hali, are you seeking the joy of song and wine now? You have arrived at the break of dawn; where have you been all night?

Hali turns a wry, affectionate mirror on himself, questioning why he is seeking the lively joys of wine and music just as the night ends and morning breaks. In classic poetry, the vibrant night represents youth and passion, while dawn marks old age and the quiet end of the celebration. It is a tender, bittersweet reflection on late awakenings—realizing how sweet life's pleasures are only after the proper season for them has quietly slipped away.