أَنْكَرْتُ بَاطِلَهَا وَبُؤْتُ بِحَقِّهَا عِنْدِي وَلَمْ يَفْخَرْ عَلَيَّ كِرَامُهَا
I rejected its false claims and acknowledged its valid rights, and even its notable men could not boast over me.
Ankartu and buʾtu are paired: rejecting what is false and admitting a valid claim. In context, buʾtu bi-ḥaqqihā means acknowledging the right, not simply returning with an object.
After the intimidating opponents of the previous verse, the speaker claims moral confidence: he can deny a false allegation while conceding a legitimate one.