عَزَمتُ عَلى الفَصدِ يا سَيِّدي

عَزَمتُ عَلى الفَصدِ يا سَيِّدي

لِفَضلِ دمٍ كَظَنّي مُؤلمِ

لِفَضلِ دمٍ كَظَنّي مُؤلمِ

I resolved to undergo bloodletting, O my lord,

I have resolved to bleed myself, my lord

because of excess blood that I thought was causing pain.

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

فَلَمّا تَاَخرتَ عَن مَجلِسي

فَلَمّا تَاَخرتَ عَن مَجلِسي

أَرَقتُ بِغَير اِفتِصادٍ دَمي

أَرَقتُ بِغَير اِفتِصادٍ دَمي

So when you delayed coming to my gathering,

When you absented yourself from my assembly,

I shed my blood without bloodletting.

My blood ceased flowing, beyond my command.