من أين جئتَ غراماً

مستطرَفاً ما عرفتُك

Whence have you come, O passion—

so strange and novel? I never knew you.

على اغترابٍ وعُدمٍ

إرجع فما جاء وقتُك

Despite my estrangement and your remoteness,

go back—your time has not yet come.

يا قلبُ لا تدنُ منه

فإن دنوتَ اطَّرحتُك

O my heart, do not draw near it;

for if you do, I will cast you away.