in the midst of this world | we stroll along the roof of hell | gawking at flowers

 --- Kobayashi Issa, trans. Sam Hamill, quoted in Joel Pulliam, 45. Tokyo Cemetaries

In full

世の中は地獄の上の花見哉 (Google Translate)

in the midst of this world

we stroll along the roof of hell

gawking at flowers