فَاقْطَعْ لُبَانَةَ مَنْ تَعَرَّضَ وَصْلُهُ ۞ وَلَشَرُّ وَاصِلِ خُلَّةٍ صَرَّامُهَا
Set aside the desire for someone whose attachment proves uncertain; the worst guardian of a bond is the one who ends it.
Lubānah denotes the heart’s wish or felt need here, not simply a material necessity. Waṣl (joining) and ṣarm (severing) oppose one another. The pain comes from the mismatch between an expectation of connection and the reality of separation.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Severing Ties, Generosity and the Travel-Worn She-Camel (Verses 20–24)
فَاقْطَعْ لُبَانَةَ مَنْ تَعَرَّضَ وَصْلُهُ ۞ وَلَشَرُّ وَاصِلِ خُلَّةٍ صَرَّامُهَا
Set aside the desire for someone whose attachment proves uncertain; the worst guardian of a bond is the one who ends it.
Lubānah denotes the heart’s wish or felt need here, not simply a material necessity. Waṣl (joining) and ṣarm (severing) oppose one another. The pain comes from the mismatch between an expectation of connection and the reality of separation.