أَقْضِي اللُّبَانَةَ لَا أُفَرِّطُ رِيبَةً أَوْ أَنْ يَلُومَ بِحَاجَةٍ لَوَّامُهَا
I pursue my desired aim and do not let hesitation or fear of reproach waste it, even if critics reproach me for that aim.
Lubānah can mean a wish or object of desire, not merely a physical necessity. Tafrīṭ implies neglecting an opportunity or failing to secure an objective. The verse asserts determination; it does not by itself establish the ethical merit of the object pursued.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Resolve, Nawār and Pre-Islamic Night Gatherings (Verses 54–61)
أَقْضِي اللُّبَانَةَ لَا أُفَرِّطُ رِيبَةً أَوْ أَنْ يَلُومَ بِحَاجَةٍ لَوَّامُهَا
I pursue my desired aim and do not let hesitation or fear of reproach waste it, even if critics reproach me for that aim.
Lubānah can mean a wish or object of desire, not merely a physical necessity. Tafrīṭ implies neglecting an opportunity or failing to secure an objective. The verse asserts determination; it does not by itself establish the ethical merit of the object pursued.