أَتَاني هَواها قبلَ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الهَوَى

أَتَاني هَواها قبلَ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الهَوَى

فصادَفَ قَلْباً خَالياً فَتَمَكّنَا

فصادَفَ قَلْباً خَالياً فَتَمَكّنَا

Love for her came to me before I knew love;

Her love came to me before I knew of love

So it found an empty heart and took firm hold.

It found an empty heart so it took root