Composed for the Seventh Night [festivities] on the birth of Retired Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009-1045; r. 1035-1045).
いとけなき衣の袖はせばくとも劫の上をば撫でつくしてん
| itokenaki koromo no sode Fa sebaku tomo koFu no uFe wo ba nade tukusiten |
An infant’s Garb has sleeves So narrow, yet An eternal stone With them could you rub away. |
Fujiwara no Kintō
藤原公任