Composed on seeing the dew upon the lotus flowers.
はちすばのにごりにしまぬ心もてなにかはつゆを玉とあざむく
| Fatisuba no nigori ni simanu kokoro mote nanika Fa tuyu wo tama to azamuku |
Lotus leaves, Untouched by murky depths Retain their souls, And yet somehow the dewdrops Counterfeit jewels. |
Archbishop Henjō
僧正遍昭