Hear about the joy of union from a heart enduring separation, and ask a sick person about the true delight of good health.

The poet reminds us that the true sweetness of togetherness can only be measured by a heart that has burned in the fire of separation, just as the relief of good health is truly understood only by the sick. We rarely cherish blessings while we have them; it is absence and yearning that reveal their real worth. Through these gentle parallels, the couplet tells us that pain is often the quiet teacher of our deepest joys.