কহ, সখি, কি করি উপায় ? কৃষ্ণের সে শব্দ-গুণে, হরিলে আমার কাণে, এবে না পায়, তৃষ্ণায় মরি' যায় ।। ৪২ ।। ধ্রু ।। ॥ ৪২ ॥
kaha, sakhi, ki kari upaya?
krsnera se sabda-gune, harile amara kane,
ebe na paya, trsnaya mari' yaya
kaha-please say; sakhi-My dear friend; ki-what; kari-can I do; upaya-means; krsnera-of Krsna; se-that; sabda-of the sound; gune-the qualities; harile-having attracted; amara-My; kane-ears; ebe-now; na paya-do not get; trsnaya-from thirst; mari' yaya-I am dying.
"My dear friend, please tell me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Krsna's sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.