故人以北爱荒凉溺海亡人亦真心
[gù rén yĭ bĕi ài huāng liáng nì hăi wáng rén yì zhēn xīn]
This complex phrase roughly translates to 'love is bleak beyond my former lover, even in the depths of despair lost souls feel sincere love.' It expresses deep longing and sorrow for lost love in a distant place or from the past, contrasting intense feelings with desolation or loss.