This is the beginning of love where there is neither coming nor going; tears hold rule and it is an era of sighs.

This couplet captures that overwhelming dawn of love where ordinary life comes to an absolute standstill. The lover finds themselves in a suspended state of restless yearning, unable to move forward or step back. In this tender, vulnerable realm, reason has lost its power—now tears hold absolute sovereign rule, and deep sighs define the spirit of the age.