If you have invited strangers to your gathering, you will find me at your house beforehand.

There is a wonderful mix of playful jealousy and fierce devotion in this couplet. The lover gently warns the beloved that if rivals are invited to the feast, he won't simply step aside—in fact, he will arrive at the door before anyone else does. It highlights that stubborn, beautiful intimacy where a lover asserts an undeniable claim over their beloved's world.