Behind the veil of your friendship, our enemies are concealed; our own people have turned into strangers to such a degree that only my heart truly knows.
This couplet captures the quiet heartbreak of betrayal concealed behind the gentle mask of friendship. The poet reflects on how those who were once deeply cherished have now turned into secret adversaries, making the boundary between 'one's own' and 'a stranger' tragically blur. The wound is so intimate that words fall short; only the aching heart truly knows the depth of this painful estrangement.
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