1. If the soul could perceive with instruments
It would not encounter in sleep either bliss or a kiss
١. لَو كانَتِ النَفسُ بِالآلاتِ مُدرِكَةً
لَم تَلقَ بِالنَومِ لا نُعمى وَلا بوسا
2. Nor would wakefulness reveal to it the rationale of dreams
After potentiality had become tangible
٢. وَلا رَأَت مُقتَضى الرُؤيا بِيَقظَتِها
مِن بَعدِ ما كانَ الإِماكانُ مَحسوسا