We were too proud of our own knowledge of the Beloved, but ultimately, the one we thought was good turned out to be bad.

This profound couplet speaks to the humbling realization that our self-perceived wisdom can be misleading. The poet expresses a regret over his own arrogance—his pride in his knowledge. He learns that the person he initially judged as 'bad' or unworthy was, in fact, the one who held genuine goodness. It is a beautiful lesson on humility and the unpredictability of human connection.