na - not; premā - love of Godhead; śravaṇa-ādi - consisting of chanting, hearing and so on; bhaktiḥ - devotional service; api - also; vā - or; yogaḥ - the power of mystic yoga; atha vā - or; vaiṣṇavaḥ - befitting a devotee; jñānam - knowledge; vā - or; śubha-karma - pious activities; vā - or; kiyat - a little; aho - O my Lord; sat-jātiḥ - birth in a good family; api - even; asti - there is; vā - or; hīna-artha-adhika-sādhake - who bestows greater benedictions upon one who is fallen and possesses no good qualities; tvayi - unto You; tathā-api - still; acchedya-mūlā - whose root is uncuttable; satī - being; he - O; gopī-jana-vallabha - most dear friend of the gopīs; vyathayate - gives pain; hā hā - alas; mat - my; āśā - hope; eva - certainly; mām - to me.

“ ‘O my Lord, I do not have any love for You, nor am I qualified for discharging devotional service by chanting and hearing. Nor do I possess the mystic power of a Vaiṣṇava, knowledge or pious activities. Nor do I belong to a very high-caste family. On the whole, I do not possess anything. Still, O beloved of the gopīs, because You bestow Your mercy on the most fallen, I have an unbreakable hope that is constantly in my heart. That hope is always giving me pain.’