Nabete mina hare senu yami no kanashisa o kimi shirube seyo hikari miyu ya to

なべてみな晴れせぬ闇の悲しさを
君しるべせよ光見ゆやと

Roma-ji: Nabete mina hare senu yami no kanashisa o kimi shirube seyo hikari miyu ya to
English Translation: All of us alike
in a darkness never cleared,
for this sorrow, you
must show us the way, to see
if some light may come in sight.
Meaning: For the sorrow of all of us alike, lost in a darkness that never clears, you must be our guide, to see whether some light may appear.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 740

Headnote: "Since there were many close friends there, I sent it saying that all should read it in the same spirit, and again came a reply"
Since there were many close friends around the other person, Saigyō sent the preceding poem asking that all read it in the same spirit, and this came again in reply, from the same certain person as before. The sorrow of everyone lost in a darkness that will not clear, guide us so that we may see the light, the writer says, asking Saigyō for guidance on the Buddhist path.

First line, “nabete mina”: all of us alike, taking up the many close friends of the headnote.
Second line, “hare senu yami no”: of a darkness that never clears, taking up the darkness of the preceding poem.
Third line, “kanashisa o”: the sorrow of it.
Fourth line, “kimi shirube seyo”: shirube is guidance; you must lead us; the poem breaks here.
Fifth line, “hikari miyu ya to”: to see whether the light appears, inverted to give the purpose of the plea.
Source: Sankashu
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