一寸先は闇。

一寸先は闇。

Who can read the future?

一寸先(いっすんさき)は闇(やみ)。

Issunsaki wa yami.

一寸先 (いっすんさき)

an inch ahead; the immediate future

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

闇 (やみ)

darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

Readings: イチ、イツ、ひと-、ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

Readings: セン、さき、ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Readings: アン、オン、やみ、くら.い

Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder