كتاب: بدائع السلك في طبائع الملك
المؤلف: ابن الأزرق

«Or like utter darkness in the deep sea: there covers it a wave above which is another wave, above which is a cloud, (layers of) utter darkness one above another; when he holds out his hand, he is almost unable to see it; and to whomsoever Allah does not give light, he has no light.»