Sutehatemu inochi o ima wa tanomare yo aubeki koto no kono yo naraneba - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

捨てはてむ命を今は頼まれよ
逢ふべきことのこの世ならねば

Roma-ji: Sutehatemu inochi o ima wa tanomare yo aubeki koto no kono yo naraneba
English Translation: This life I would cast
away entirely, now
place your trust in it,
for the day that we shall meet
lies not within this world.
Meaning: Trust now in this life of mine that I am ready to cast away, for the day we are to meet does not belong to this world.
Commentary: Book Fifteen Love Poems V 927

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The poem says: rely now on this life I am about to cast away, for our meeting is not to be in this world. From the despair of a love that cannot be fulfilled in this life, it pins its hope on a meeting in the next world after life is thrown away, a heart driven to the edge.
From the next poem, 928, through 934, poems that look upon life, death, and the world continue, and this poem stands at their beginning.

First line, "sutehatemu," means "which I shall cast away entirely," with "mu" expressing intention.
Second line, "inochi o ima wa," means "this life, now."
Third line, "tanomare yo," means "rely upon it," calling to the other in the imperative. The poem breaks here.
Fourth line, "aubeki koto no," means "our being able to meet."
Final line, "kono yo naraneba," means "since it is not in this world." The lower verse gives the reason for the request in the third line, looking toward a meeting in the next world.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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