Waga yado no hagi no ure nagashi akikaze no fukinamu toki ni sakamu to omoite

我が宿の萩の末長し秋風の
吹きなむ時に咲かむと思ひて

Roma-ji: Waga yado no hagi no ure nagashi akikaze no fukinamu toki ni sakamu to omoite
English Translation: At my own dwelling
the bush clover's tips grow long,
for when autumn wind
comes to blow here, then, it seems,
it intends to burst in bloom.
Meaning: The tips of the bush clover at my home have grown long—perhaps it means to bloom when the autumn wind begins to blow.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2109

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Flowers"
This poem sees the long-grown tips of the bush clover at home as the plant preparing to bloom when the autumn wind blows. Reading the flower's heart in its growth, it overlays the poet's own longing for its blossoming. The personifying idea of attributing will to the bush clover resonates with the clover standing against the wind in the preceding poem.

The first line, "of my dwelling," refers to the poet's home.
In the second line, "hagi no ure nagashi," "ure" means the tips of branches: the tips are long. The poem breaks here.
The third line, "the autumn wind," names what is awaited.
In the fourth line, "fukinamu toki ni," "na" is emphatic and "mu" conjecture: when it will blow.
The last line, "thinking it will bloom," gives by inversion the clover's intent as the reason for its growth.
Source: Manyoshu
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