Yuki kakuru tomo no o hiroki ōtomo ni kuni sakaemu to tsuki wa teru rashi

靫懸くる伴の男広き大伴に
国栄えむと月は照るらし

Roma-ji: Yuki kakuru tomo no o hiroki ōtomo ni kuni sakaemu to tsuki wa teru rashi
English Translation: Bearing their quivers,
the warriors are many
with the Ōtomo,
and that the land may flourish
the moon, it seems, is shining
Meaning: Among the Ōtomo, rich in warriors bearing quivers on their backs, the moon seems to shine so that the land may prosper.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1086

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On the Moon"
This is a poem of blessing that praises the Ōtomo clan, with its many warriors bearing quivers, and says the moon shines as if to bless its prosperity. Placed at the end of the moon group, it takes the moonlight as an auspicious sign for the clan and the land.
The Ōtomo were a warrior house that had guarded the court since ancient times, and "tomo no o" refers to the fighting men under them. Some think the poem was composed at a banquet of the Ōtomo. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "Bearing their quivers," describes warriors carrying arrow quivers on their backs.
The second line, "the warriors are many," uses "hiroki" to convey great numbers and flourishing strength.
The third line, "with the Ōtomo," means among the Ōtomo clan; the first two lines serve as words of praise for it. Some also see an overlap with Ōtomo, a place name in the Naniwa area.
The fourth line, "that the land may flourish," joins the prosperity of the clan with that of the country.
In the final line, "the moon, it seems, is shining," "rashi" is an inference based on evidence: the moon must be shining for this reason. The group of poems on the moon ends with this poem of blessing.
Source: Manyoshu
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