نَقلُmoving الجِبالِthe mountains الرَواسيfirmly rooted عَنfrom مَواضِعِهاtheir places
نَقلُ الجِبالِ الرَواسي عَن مَواضِعِها
أَخَفُّeasier مِنthan نَقلِmoving نَفسٍa soul حينَwhen تَنصَرِفُit turns away
أَخَفُّ مِن نَقلِ نَفسٍ حينَ تَنصَرِفُ
Moving the firmly rooted mountains from their places
Moving mountains from their places
is easier than moving a soul when it turns away.
Is easier than moving a soul when it turns away.
هَمّواthey intended بِهَجريto forsake me وَكانَتand there was فيin نُفوسِهِمُtheir souls
هَمّوا بِهَجري وَكانَت في نُفوسِهِمُ
بَقِيَّةٌa remnant مِنof هَوىًlove باقٍremaining فَماyet not وَقَفواthey stopped
بَقِيَّةٌ مِن هَوىً باقٍ فَما وَقَفوا
They intended to forsake me, though in their souls there was
They intended to abandon me though in their souls
a remnant of lingering love; yet they did not stop.
Remained traces of an enduring love, so they did not stop.
Sol 6.1