This ostentation and hypocrisy is the very sign of infidelity; give up the hundred-beaded prayer rosary and tie the sacred thread instead.

Here, the poet takes a sharp and witty aim at religious hypocrisy, a beloved theme in mystical poetry. Clinging to a hundred-beaded rosary simply to win praise from the world is called the truest betrayal of faith. With striking provocation, the poet advises that it is far better to openly tie the sacred thread of defiance than to hide behind a false mask of piety, for honest rebellion is purer than deceitful devotion.