لَو كانَتِ النَفسُ بِالآلاتِ مُدرِكَةً

لَم تَلقَ بِالنَومِ لا نُعمى وَلا بوسا

If the soul could perceive with instruments

It would not encounter in sleep either bliss or a kiss

وَلا رَأَت مُقتَضى الرُؤيا بِيَقظَتِها

مِن بَعدِ ما كانَ الإِماكانُ مَحسوسا

Nor would wakefulness reveal to it the rationale of dreams

After potentiality had become tangible