O Hali, this is a poetry gathering, not an assembly of mourning; it is entirely inappropriate to weep and make others cry here.

Hali gently reminds himself and his fellow poets about the true grace and etiquette of a literary gathering. A mushaira is meant to celebrate imagination, wit, and beauty—it is not a mourning wake meant for unchecked weeping. While deep sorrow certainly has a place in verse, drowning the listeners in overt grief burdens the spirit rather than elevating it with art.