kaha - please tell; sakhi - My dear friend; ki kari upāya - what shall I do; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; adbhuta - wonderful; balāhaka - cloud; mora - My; netra - eyes; cātaka - like cātaka birds; nā dekhi' - without seeing; piyāse - from thirst; mari' yāya - are dying.

“My dear friend, please tell Me what I should do. Kṛṣṇa is as attractive as a wonderful cloud, and My eyes are just like cātaka birds, which are dying of thirst because they do not see such a cloud.