Obotsukana Ibukioroshi no kazasaki ni Asazumabune wa ai ya shinuran

おぼつかな伊吹颪の風先に
朝妻舟は逢ひやしぬらん

Roma-ji: Obotsukana Ibukioroshi no kazasaki ni Asazumabune wa ai ya shinuran
English Translation: How it troubles me!
The wind that sweeps from Ibuki,
its full blast, I fear,
the boat from Asazuma
has met with on its way.
Meaning: How it worries me! Has the boat from Asazuma met the full force of the wind that sweeps down from Mount Ibuki?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1005

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
How it worries me: has the boat from Asazuma met the brunt of the wind sweeping down from Mount Ibuki? the poet asks. Asazuma was a harbor on the east shore of Lake Biwa in Ōmi, with Mount Ibuki rising to its northeast, and he fears for the boat on the lake.

First line, “obotsukana”: how worrying; the poem breaks here.
Second line, “Ibukioroshi no”: the wind sweeping down from Mount Ibuki on the border of Ōmi and Mino.
Third line, “kazasaki ni”: at the leading edge of the wind.
Fourth line, “Asazumabune wa”: the boat leaving Asazuma, a harbor on Lake Biwa.
Fifth line, “ai ya shinuran”: ya is answered by ran; has it met it?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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