Aware tote hito no kokoro no nasake are na kazu naranu ni wa yoranu nageki o

あはれとて人の心の情けあれな
数ならぬにはよらぬ嘆きを

Roma-ji: Aware tote hito no kokoro no nasake are na kazu naranu ni wa yoranu nageki o
English Translation: 'How sad,' let her think—
may there be some tenderness
within her heart,
for this grief that does not come
from my being of no worth.
Meaning: May there be some tenderness in her heart to pity me, for this grief does not come from my being of no account.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1276

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
May there be pity in her heart, the poet asks, for this grief that does not stem from his being of no account.
It is not his low standing that blocks his love, but love itself that causes his grief, so he asks at least for compassion, an earnest plea appealing to the beloved's sympathy.

First line, “aware tote”: thinking "how sad."
Second line, “hito no kokoro no”: in her heart.
Third line, “nasake are na”: na expresses a wish, "may there be kindness"; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “kazu naranu ni wa”: from my being of no account.
Fifth line, “yoranu nageki o”: the grief that does not come from that, the inversion giving the object of the plea.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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