Do not snatch the pleasure of this dawn's sigh from me, nor let your glance ignore this affectionate grace.

This beautiful couplet captures the complex agony of unrequited love. The speaker pleads with the beloved not to take away the sweet sorrow—the 'sigh of dawn'—which is the essence of his longing. More profoundly, he asks the beloved not to replace the pain of outright neglect (tagaful) with mere kindness or favors. For in true love, the sting of indifference often hurts more than any overt rejection.