The one who broke our pledge of love was leaving,
and I clung to the hem of her robe, holding on.
She said, 'From now on, you'll only see me in your dreams.'
As if, once she was gone, I could ever sleep at all.
Explanation: The closing line turns her taunt against her: sleep, and therefore dreams, becomes impossible for the abandoned lover.
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۸
آن یار که عهدِ دوستاری بشکست
میرفت و منش گرفته دامان در دست
میگفت «دگر باره به خوابم بینی»
پنداشت که بعد از آن مرا خوابی هست