"ei kṛṣṇera virahe, udvege mana sthira nahe,
prāpty-upāya-cintana nā yāya
yebā tumi sakhī-gaṇa, viṣāde bāula mana,
kāre puchoṅ, ke kahe upāya?
ei - this;kṛṣṇera - of Kṛṣṇa;virahe - in separation;udvege - in anxiety;mana - mind;sthira - patient;nahe - is not;prāpti-upāya - the means for obtaining;cintana nā yāya - I cannot think of;yebā - all;tumi - you;sakhī-gaṇa - friends;viṣāde - in lamentation;bāula - maddened;mana - minds;kāre - whom;puchoṅ - shall I ask;ke - who;kahe - will speak;upāya - the means.
