Ushi to omou mono kara hito no koishiki wa izuko o shinobu kokoro naruran - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

憂しと思ふものから人の恋しきは
いづこを忍ぶ心なるらん

Roma-ji: Ushi to omou mono kara hito no koishiki wa izuko o shinobu kokoro naruran
English Translation: Though I think of you
as the cause of all my pain,
still I long for you;
what is it in you, I wonder,
that this heart of mine holds dear?
Meaning: Though I think you the cause of all my pain, I still long for you. What is it in you, I wonder, that my heart so cherishes?
Commentary: Book Fifteen Love Poems V 944

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The poem asks: though I think the other unkind, why do I still long for them, what in them is it that my heart yearns for? It gazes at one's own heart, which goes on longing for a cold lover, as something strange.

First line, "ushi to omou," means "thinking it painful."
Second line, "mono kara hito no," means "though so, the other," with "mono kara" adversative. It shares "mono kara" with 932, 943, and 946 in this book.
Third line, "koishiki wa," means "that I long for." It is the same as the third line of 946 in this book, "koishiki wa," and the upper verse as a whole is built in much the same way.
Fourth line, "izuko o shinobu," means "yearning for what," with "shinobu" here meaning to hold dear.
Final line, "kokoro naruran," means "what kind of heart is it," with "ran" conjecturing a cause.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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