Sit down therefore on its margin in prayerful posture, fix-thine attention on God, repeat His name at every inspiration and expiration, and thy soul shall be absorbed in the light of God.' Mardana accordingly sat down by the river, and his soul separated from its earthly enclosure the following morning at a watch before day.
Mardana, after sitting on the riverbank in prayerful posture, focused his attention on God and repeated His name with each breath, leading to a separation of his soul from its earthly enclosure.