Kill me yourself before natural death arrives, as the obligation of death's favor upon me is becoming too heavy to bear.

In this striking couplet, the lover makes an impassioned plea to the beloved to strike him down before natural death arrives. He cannot bear the thought of 'death' doing him the favor of ending his misery, as taking a favor from a stranger hurts his pride. To die at the hands of the beloved is the ultimate honor in love, turning a tragic end into a final, supreme act of devotion.