הִנִּיחַ לְנַפְשׁוֹ, הִנִּיחַ לְנַפְשׁוֹ (הַנַּח לִי לְנַפְשִׁי)
עָזַב אוֹתוֹ בְּשֶׁקֶט. נָתַן לוֹ מְנוּחָה. לֹא הִטְרִיד אוֹתוֹ.
("בְּעֵת שֶׁיַּכִּיר הַתְמָדַת טוֹבוֹת הַבּוֹרֵא יִתְבָּרַךְ עָלָיו, בְּהַזְמִינוֹ תּוֹעֲלוֹתָיו, וְחֶמְלָתוֹ עָלָיו וְהִסְפִּיקוּ כָּל הַצָּרִיךְ לוֹ מִן הַמָּזוֹן תָּדִיר וְלֹא הִנִּיחוּ לְנַפְשׁוֹ וְלַחֲלִישׁוּת גּוּפוֹ בְּהַנְהָגַת עִנְיָנָיו"- סֵפֶר חוֹבוֹת הַלְּבָבוֹת שַׁעַר ח , שַׁעַר חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַנֶּפֶשׁ, ג)
תרגום
ביטוי (אנגלית)
He left his soul at rest/ Leave me alone !
הגדרה (אנגלית)
He left him in silence. He gave him rest. He did not bother him.
("When he recognizes the extent of the Creator's goodness, He will bless him, in His abundance, His benefits, and His mercy will be upon him, and they will provide him with all his needs from food frequently, and they will not give rest to his soul and the weakness of his body in the conduct of his affairs" - Sefer Hovot Halabavot, Shaar 8, Shaar Heshbon Hanefesh, 3)