If your heart were clear and sincere, I too would speak openly with you; but when your own heart holds malice, whom should I tell?

Here, the poet captures that painful hesitation when you desperately wish to be open and vulnerable, but sense a silent resentment in the other person. The contrast rests on clarity versus cloudiness—'kudoorat' refers to the dust or malice that clouds the mirror of the heart, preventing any genuine honesty. It leaves the lover stranded in profound loneliness, wondering who else is left to confide in if the beloved's heart is already closed.