M6:4614 — گفت لبسش گر ز شعر و ششترست / اعتناق بی‌حجابش خوشترست

This couplet appears in a section describing the passing of a lover/mystic. The preceding verses (M6:4612-4613) speak of the lover's life ending, their 'image of the beloved' (صورت معشوق) vanishing, and their soul becoming 'yoked with the meaning of the beloved' (با معنی معشوق جفت). This signifies the transition from a physical, phenomenal existence to a spiritual, essential union. The 'he' in this beyt is the lover, now speaking from beyond the veil of physical existence. He reflects on his earthly 'garment' (لبس) — his physical body, which was perhaps humble ('of wool and coarse felt' — شعر و ششترست, implying simple, unadorned clothing typical of dervishes). Yet, he asserts that the 'embrace without veil' (اعتناق بی‌حجابش) with the Beloved (God, or the ultimate Reality) is 'sweeter' (خوشترست). This highlights a core Sufi theme: the true reality and beauty lie not in outward forms or material existence, but in the direct, unmediated experience of the divine essence, which is only fully achieved after shedding the physical body and its limitations. The transition from sūrat (form) to maʿnā (meaning/essence) is complete.