குறள் 1216 · The Visions of the Night 6/10

நனவென ஒன்றில்லை ஆயின் கனவினால்
காதலர் நீங்கலர் மன்.

And if there were no waking hour, my loveIn dreams would never from my side remove

Were there no such thing as wakefulness, my beloved (who visited me) in my dream would not depart from me