In the second stanza, the celestial lovers are better off than "untold many" in two senses: many lovers, separated by death or other circumstances, cannot meet even once a year, while others, even though sharing their lives together, do not understand how to cherish the fortune that is granted to them.
第二小節是全詞結束的兩句，又轉為議論。「兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮。」牛郎織女在七夕鵲橋相會之後，又被銀河分隔。然而，他們又何嘗真正被隔絕了呢？