وَيَوْمٍ حَبَسْتُ النَّفْسَ عِنْدَ عِرَاكِهِ
حِفَاظًا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِهِ وَالتَّهَدُّدِ
Meaning: I recall the day I restrained myself in the midst of conflict, preserving my companions' vulnerable interests and honor despite threat and intimidation.
Ḥabastu al-nafs portrays holding oneself steady instead of yielding to fear; ʿirāk denotes a clash or struggle; ḥifāẓan names the purpose of this endurance. The principal boast is not merely that he fought, but that he remained steady under pressure.
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Ṭarafah: Courage, Mortality, and the Revelation of Time (Verses 98–104)
وَيَوْمٍ حَبَسْتُ النَّفْسَ عِنْدَ عِرَاكِهِ
حِفَاظًا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِهِ وَالتَّهَدُّدِ
Meaning: I recall the day I restrained myself in the midst of conflict, preserving my companions' vulnerable interests and honor despite threat and intimidation.
Ḥabastu al-nafs portrays holding oneself steady instead of yielding to fear; ʿirāk denotes a clash or struggle; ḥifāẓan names the purpose of this endurance. The principal boast is not merely that he fought, but that he remained steady under pressure.