Three or four sentences show the central image of the poem: the lyric hero lingers by the river, gazing at and pursuing the "Iraqi people" on the other side of the river. This "Iraqi people" is the one he misses day and night. "Being on the water side" is isolated from the world, which means to pursue difficulties and produce an unattainable realm. Although the lyric hero is eager to see through the autumn water and pursue it persistently, he is an Iraqi.