Oshimaruru namida ni kage wa tomaranan kokoro mo shirazu aki wa yuku tomo - Izumi Shikibu Nikki(English Translation & Meaning)

おしまるゝ淚にかけはとまらなん
心もしらす秋はゆくとも

Roma-ji: Oshimaruru namida ni kage wa tomaranan kokoro mo shirazu aki wa yuku tomo
English Translation: In the tears I shed,
loath to part, may your image stay
reflected there,
though autumn, heedless of my heart,
goes on its way and leaves
Meaning: May your image at least stay mirrored in the tears I shed at parting, even if, like autumn, you go away heedless of my heart.
Commentary: 24 For One Departing Afar

After their exchange of jottings about the dawn moon, at the end of the ninth month a letter came from the prince. After mentioning how long it had been, he wrote: "This is a strange request, but someone with whom I have secretly exchanged words is going far away, and I want to send a single touching poem. Whatever you write seems to have that quality, so please compose one for me." Izumi Shikibu thought him rather pleased with himself, but to say she could not oblige would seem too clever by half, so she answered only that she could hardly refuse his command, and composed a poem.
The woman is Izumi Shikibu, daughter of Ōe no Masamune and, as the wife of Tachibana no Michisada, Governor of Izumi, mother of Koshikibu no Naishi. The Prince of the Dazaifu is Prince Atsumichi, fourth son of Emperor Reizei, so called because he served as Governor-General of the Dazaifu. The text does not name the person who was going away.
Asked by the prince to compose on his behalf a poem for someone setting out on a long journey, Izumi Shikibu wrote this poem.
After the poem she wrote, "In truth, this makes me feel awkward," and in the margin, with the words "And yet," she added "Kimi o okite izuchi yukuran ware dani mo ukiyo no naka ni shiite koso fure." The prince replied with "Uchisutete tabi yuku hito wa sa mo araba are mata naki mono ni kimi shi omowaba."

The opening lines mean "in the tears shed in reluctant parting, your image," with a spontaneous auxiliary, and the third line means "may it remain," ending in a particle of wish directed at another.
The lower verses mean "even if autumn goes, heedless of my heart," overlaying the departing season with the traveler. Matching the end of the ninth month, it mourns the parting from the traveler as one mourns the passing of autumn, a polished poem fitting for verse written on another's behalf.
Author: Izumi Shikibu
Source: Izumi Shikibu Nikki
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