وَإِنِّي لَأَمْضِي الْهَمَّ عِنْدَ احْتِضَارِهِ
بِعَوْجَاءَ مِرْقَالٍ تَرُوحُ وَتَغْتَدِي
Meaning: When worry draws near, I dispel it by traveling on a fleet she-camel that journeys in the evening and early morning.
Al-hamm is distress or anxiety, while ʿinda iḥtiḍārihi describes its approach or presence. Amḍī al-hamm means driving away the burden through purposeful action and movement.
The second hemistich characterizes the mount with ʿawjāʾ and mirqāl. Tarūḥu wa-taghtadī embraces both evening and morning journeys, emphasizing long distances and sustained motion.