"'The real prisoner is someone who ..."

Haafiz Ibn Taymiyah said:

المسجون من سجن قلبه والمأسور من أسره هواه

ENGLISH:

"'The real prisoner (masjoon) is someone whose heart is imprisoned from his Lord; the true captive is someone captured by his passions and desires".

NEDERLANDS:

"Degene die werkelijk opgesloten zit, is degene wiens hart gesloten blijft (voor Allaah). En degene die (écht) gevangen zit, dat is iemand die gevangen is door zijn begeerte."

["Al-Wabil Al-Sayyib", 1/69].