yathā - as; abudhaḥ - someone who is unintelligent; jalam - water; hitvā - overlooking; praticchannam - covered; tat-udbhavaiḥ - by the plants growing in it; abhyeti - approaches; mṛga-tṛṣṇām - a mirage; vai - indeed; tadvat - in that same way; tvā - You; aham - I; parāk-mukhaḥ - turned away.

Just as a fool overlooks a body of water covered by the vegetation growing in it and chases a mirage, so I have turned away from You.