English translation by Vovin from Vovin, Alexander. 2009-2013. A New English Translation Containing the Original Text, Kana Transliteration, Romanization, Glossing and Commentary. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Press.:
“(4/5) [I] realized regretfully that [I] came, parting [too early] from [my] beloved, (3) as [I] did not know (1/2) that [our] boats were waiting there for the [full] tide.”