من أين جئتَ غراماً

من أين جئتَ غراماً

مستطرَفاً ما عرفتُك

مستطرَفاً ما عرفتُك

Whence have you come, O passion—

Where have you come from, love,

so strange and novel? I never knew you.

so strange and new? I have never known you.

على اغترابٍ وعُدمٍ

على اغترابٍ وعُدمٍ

إرجع فما جاء وقتُك

إرجع فما جاء وقتُك

Despite my estrangement and your remoteness,

Amid exile and poverty,

go back—your time has not yet come.

go back, for your time has not come.

يا قلبُ لا تدنُ منه

يا قلبُ لا تدنُ منه

فإن دنوتَ اطَّرحتُك

فإن دنوتَ اطَّرحتُك

O my heart, do not draw near it;

O heart, do not draw near it;

for if you do, I will cast you away.

for if you draw near, I shall cast you aside.