Yami harete kokoro no sora ni sumu tsuki wa nishi no yamabe ya chikaku naruran

闇晴れて心の空に澄む月は
西の山辺や近くなるらん

Roma-ji: Yami harete kokoro no sora ni sumu tsuki wa nishi no yamabe ya chikaku naruran
English Translation: The darkness cleared, the
moon that shines in the clear sky
of the heart, has it
drawn near now, I wonder, to
the mountainside in the west?
Meaning: With the darkness cleared, the moon that shines clear in the sky of the heart, is it drawing near now to the mountains of the west?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 876

Headnote: "Contemplating the mind"
The topic is the practice of contemplating the true nature of one's own mind. With the darkness of delusion cleared, is the moon that shines clear in the sky of the heart drawing near to the mountains of the west? the poet asks, likening the enlightened mind to the moon and picturing it approaching the Western Paradise.
The poem is included among the Buddhist poems of the Shinkokinshū.

First line, “yami harete”: the darkness of delusion cleared.
Second line, “kokoro no sora ni”: the heart likened to the sky, answering the topic.
Third line, “sumu tsuki wa”: the moon shining clear, a figure for the enlightened mind.
Fourth line, “nishi no yamabe ya”: the western mountains where the moon sets, suggesting the Western Paradise; ya is answered by ran in the fifth line.
Fifth line, “chikaku naruran”: is it drawing near?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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