æèêùõÐ ­âêèÌ ôåÐê æäô¨ÄæÐÆ   1211
áèÊâò᪠âôäªâæèùª ô¨ÕåÐÊ  

æèêùõÐ

my beloved

­âêèÌ  ôåÐê

messenger sent by

æäô¨ÄæÐÆ

the (sweet) dream

áèÊ

what

âò᪠âôäªâæèùª

indeed can I do

ô¨ÕåÐÊ

as honour

In what way can I entertain this dream which has brought me a message from my beloved (1211).  

æáÙúªæúª áèä¨õçªçêРʢªò¨÷ª æùåÐêèõÐæÐÆ    1212
ãáÙúªéë òè÷ª×îôäª ëäª

æáùª ãúªæúª

eyes resembling the fish and adorned with mascara

áèäª ¬õçªç

in compliance with my request

Ê¢ªò¨äª

if they would sleep

æùåÐêèõÐæÐÆ

for my beloved in the dream

ãáùª ãúªéë

the condition under which I am living

òè÷ª×îôäª

will tell

ëäª

O!

 
If my eyes would close in sleep, then in my dream I would tell my beloved my true predicament (1212).

åäô¨äèùª åùªæè êôéõæÐ æäô¨äèùª   1213
æèúªìù¨äª ãúªâìäª ãá¨õÐ

åäô¨äèùª

in reality

åùªæèêôéõ

the one who is not living

æäô¨äèùª

in dream

æèúªìù¨äª

because of seeing

ãúªÌ

sustains

öäª

my

ãá¨õÐ

life

 

My husband does not show up when I am awake.Only
his appearing in my dreams sustains me (1213).

æäô¨äèäª ãúªìèÆëª æèëëª åäô¨äè䪠  1214
åùªæèéõ åèïêÐ êõ÷ªÆ

æäô¨äèùª

in the dream

ãúªìèÆëª

will arise

æèëëª

love (joy)

åäô¨äèùª

in reality

åùªæèéõ

who will not be affectionate

åèïêÐ êõ÷ªÆ

by fetching him

 

It is my dreams that bring my beloved to me wherever
he may be and this sustains my love (1214).

åäô¨äèùª æúªì­ãëª Í§ªîæ æä²åÐêè䪠   1215
æúªì âçèÇîê ¬ä¨Ê

åäô¨äèùª

(earlier) in reality

æúªì­ãëª

having seen (and enjoyed his company)

ͧªîæ

then

æä²åÐêèäª

in the dream (today the enjoyment of his company)

æúªì âçèÇîê

at the very sight (in the dream)

¬ä¨Ê	were (equally) joyful

The company of my beloved in my dreams gives me as
much joy as his company when he is with me (1215).

åäâôä øäª÷¨ùªéù áèá¨äª æäô¨äèùª   1216
æèêùõР婧ªæùõÐ ëäª

åä² öä

waking hours

øäª×

known as

¬ùªéù

is not there

Íá¨äª

if only it was so

æäô¨äèùª

in my dreams

æèêùõÐ

my beloved

婧ªæùõÐ

_ will not leave me

ëäª

O!

If only there were no waking hours, I would have
my beloved always with me in my dreams (1216).

 
åäô¨äèùª åùªæèæÐ âæèïáèõÐ æäô¨äèùª   1217
öäªöëªéëçª ç©È¨çª çÊ

åäô¨äèùª

in reality

åùªæè

not showing love

âæèïáèõÐ

my cruel beloved

æäô¨äèùª

in my dreams

öäª

why

öëªéë

me

ç©È¨çªçÊ

harass

Why does this beloved of mine, who keeps away in my waking hours,come and harass me in my dreams ?(1217)  

Ê¢ªà§ªæèùª îêèóªîëù õèæ¨ ô¨È¨æÐƧªæèùª   1218
â墪òêÐêõÐ ÍôõÐ ô¨éõåÐÊ

Ê¢ªàëªæèùª

when I am asleep

îêèóªîëùõèæ¨

(he) is in my arms

ô¨È¨æÐÆëªæèùª

when I wake up

â墪òêÐêõÐ

resident in my heart

ÍôõÐ

becomes

ô¨éõåÐÊ

instantly

My beloved is in my arms when I am dreaming,but
when I wake up,he hurries back into my heart(1218).  

åäô¨äèùª åùªæèéõ îåèôõÐ æäô¨äèùª   1219
æèêùõÐæÐ æèúè êôõÐ

åäô¨äèùª

in my waking moments

åùªæèéõ

my beloved who does not show love

îåèôõÐ

will despise

æäô¨äèùª

(not even) in dreams

æèêùõÐ

a beloved

æèúè êôõÐ

(those) who have not (experienced)

My lover who comes only in my dreams, but not in my waking moments, will be considered to be without love, by those who have no experience of such joy,in their dreams,due to their not having lovers (1219).

 
åäô¨äèùª åëªå©êÐêèõÐ öäªçõÐ æäô¨äèùª   1220
æèúèõÐâæèùª ¬ôª´ õôõÐ

åäô¨äèùª

in the waking hours

åëªå©êÐêèõÐ

`has abandoned' me

öäªçõÐ

will accuse my lover (say that)

æäô¨äèùª

in dreams

æèúèõÐâæèùª

do they not know (his coming)

¬ôª´õôõÐ

the people in this place

 

The people of this place say my beloved has forsaken me. But do they know how much he is with me in my dreams ? (1220)