عَزَمتُ عَلى الفَصدِ يا سَيِّدي

لِفَضلِ دمٍ كَظَنّي مُؤلمِ

I have resolved to bleed myself, my lord

For the merit of blood which, I fancy, gives pain.

فَلَمّا تَاَخرتَ عَن مَجلِسي

أَرَقتُ بِغَير اِفتِصادٍ دَمي

When you absented yourself from my assembly,

My blood ceased flowing, beyond my command.