The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ

Verse 56

अनुभूतोऽप्ययं लोको व्यवहारक्षमोऽपि सन् ।असद्रूपो यथा स्वप्न उत्तरक्षणबाधतः ॥ ५६ ॥

In plain words

Yes, you experience this world. Yes, it works — you can transact in it, live in it, get things done. And it is still unreal, exactly as a dream is unreal: the next moment cancels it.

Close to the Sanskrit

Even though experienced, this world — even being capable of practical dealings — is of unreal nature, just as a dream is, because of cancellation in the following moment.