On the morning after meeting a lady, he composed this and sent it to her.
寢ぬる夜の夢をはかなみまどろめばいやはかなにもなりまさる哉
| nenuru yo no yume wo Fakanami madoromeba iya Fakana ni mo narimasaru kana |
The night we slept together Was but a fleeting dream; In fitful doze Its brevity Seems all the greater. |
Ariwara no Narihira
有原業平