The Luzumiyat · Chapter
LXXXVI explained
The speaker reflects on the paradoxical nature of dreams, where evil dreams come true while pleasant ones remain unreal, weaving together themes of sleep, night, and golden beams.
What happens
The speaker reflects on the paradoxical nature of dreams, where evil dreams come true while pleasant ones remain unreal, weaving together themes of sleep, night, and golden beams.
Themes in this chapter
Illusion and Reality
The contrast between dreams that come true (evil) and those that do not (pleasant) highlights the blurred line between illusion and reality.
Characters to notice
- Allah
The speaker addresses Allah directly, lamenting the woven nature of sleep with night and golden beams.
Key passages
“Allah, my sleep is woven through, it seems, With burning threads of night and golden beams; But when my dreams are evil they come true; When they are not, they are, alas! but dreams.”
O Allah, my sleep appears to be interwoven with intense darkness and bright light; yet my bad dreams become reality, while my good ones remain only dreams.
The speaker expresses a bitter irony about the nature of dreams and reality.