O beauty of the beloved, for shame, what a strange change this is, that the pain given by you has proven far more successful than you yourself.

Here, the poet shares a delightfully wry yet poignant observation with the beloved's dazzling beauty. While the beloved remains elusive and distant, the heartache they gifted has completely taken over the lover's life and soul. It is a tender irony of love—the beloved sought to conquer, yet it is their enduring ache that ultimately triumphed.