He borrowed a mirror from the house of a woman for whom he was feeling passionate thoughts which he had yet to reveal, wrote this on the inside and returned it.

ますかがみ心もうつる物ならばさりともいまはあはれとや見む

masukagami kokoro mo uturu mono naraba sari tomo ima Fa aFare to ya mimu

Could this clear glass Reflect my heart, as well, Could it do that, then Well, now how Pitiful would I appear?

Lord Fujiwara no Kinhira