When I gave up polytheism, everyone abandoned me, and now I have no society or circle of my own left.

This couplet uses playful yet piercing irony to comment on the price of absolute honesty. In poetic thought, 'shirk' often represents worshipping worldly illusions or appeasing social hypocrisy; the moment the speaker renounces these false gods and chooses truth, everyone deserts him. The witty use of the modern word 'society' drives home a bittersweet reality: the world readily accepts you as long as you participate in its games, but dare to be authentic, and you find yourself completely alone.