(4) In the ḥāl of sukr ("intoxication") the Ṣūfī, while not totally unaware of the things that surround him, becomes half-dazed because his association with God dims his sight of other things.
As Baker notes in his introduction, Pulitzer was near-blind when color illustrations were introduced: "The more his own sight dimmed, the more imploringly colorful his paper became".
Bryant gave Cole a warning before the painter took a sojourn to the Continent: Thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies: Yet, Cole! thy heart shall bear to Europe's strand A living image of thy native land.... Gaze on them, till the tears shall dim thy sight, But keep that earlier, wilder image bright.
Dame Joan Plowright has now lost most of her sight, it's not dimmed her enthusiasm for life, as you'll hear.
His memory had dimmed, and glaucoma had robbed him of sight.
But far and away my biggest regret about my years at home was that I lowered my sights for myself as I dimmed in my own mind what I thought I was capable of.
Her sight is gone in one eye and dimmed in the other.
It was quite a sight, McKeon taking over with his signature cigar stuffed in his mouth, sense of humor not dimmed at all by the years.
Ladies and gentlemen, the lights are now being dimmed, and that means it's time to turn off your electronics and place them safely out of sight.
Not surprising, then, that during the period of global dimming the dirty heavy industry of the Soviet Union dimmed that country most of all.Not everyone is delighted that the sun is shining brightly again, since at first sight that might be expected to enhance the effect of global warming.
