Because sorrow did not grant release all night, my heart-sore was denied sleep all night.

This profound couplet captures the exhausting nature of grief. The poet says that even though the sorrow (Andoh) didn't find release throughout the entire night, the resulting emotional turmoil was enough to keep the heart-broken lover sleepless. It speaks to that deep, restless pain where the mere presence of sadness is more consuming than the passing of time itself. It’s the pain that defines the night.