For God's sake, O companions, please be silent; listen to what message the messenger has brought from there.
Imagine a room full of well-meaning friends trying to console a restless lover, just as the messenger finally returns from the beloved's street. The lover desperately begs everyone to fall dead silent, because his entire fate hangs on that single, long-awaited message. It beautifully captures that breathless moment between hope and despair, where even the comforting whispers of close friends feel like an unbearable distraction.
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