وَقَرَّبْتُ بِالْقُرْبَى وَجَدِّكَ إِنَّنِي
مَتَى يَكُ أَمْرٌ لِلنَّكِيثَةِ أَشْهَدِ
Meaning: I have acted as one close through kinship; by your life, whenever an arduous affair arose, I made myself present.
Qarrabtu bi-l-qurbā draws repeated sound and meaning from the same root, strengthening the connection between kinship and nearness. Al-nakīthah denotes a difficult affair requiring strenuous effort. The construction matā yaku ... ashhadi emphasizes a recurring readiness to appear when family responsibilities become demanding.