وَإِذَا صَحَوْتُ فَمَا أُقَصِّرُ عَنْ نَدًى وَكَمَا عَلِمْتِ شَمَائِلِي وَتَكَرُّمِي
And when sober, I still do not fall short in generosity; you know my character and noble manner.
Ṣaḥawtu means I became sober; nadā is generosity; shamāʾilī refers to one’s habitual traits, and takarrumī to noble conduct. The pair of fa-idhā / wa-idhā conditions connects expenditure in drinking with the poet’s claim of consistent generosity when sober.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)
وَإِذَا صَحَوْتُ فَمَا أُقَصِّرُ عَنْ نَدًى وَكَمَا عَلِمْتِ شَمَائِلِي وَتَكَرُّمِي
And when sober, I still do not fall short in generosity; you know my character and noble manner.
Ṣaḥawtu means I became sober; nadā is generosity; shamāʾilī refers to one’s habitual traits, and takarrumī to noble conduct. The pair of fa-idhā / wa-idhā conditions connects expenditure in drinking with the poet’s claim of consistent generosity when sober.