قالَتِ الجَوزاءُ حينَ رَأَت
جَفنَهُ قَد واصَلَ السَهَرا
The walnut tree said when she saw
His eyelids, sleep deprived,
ما لِهَذا الصَبِّ في وَلَهٍ
أَتُراهُ يَعشَقُ القَمَرا
Why is this youth so distraught
Is it the moon he desires?
قالَتِ الجَوزاءُ حينَ رَأَت
جَفنَهُ قَد واصَلَ السَهَرا
The walnut tree said when she saw
His eyelids, sleep deprived,
ما لِهَذا الصَبِّ في وَلَهٍ
أَتُراهُ يَعشَقُ القَمَرا
Why is this youth so distraught
Is it the moon he desires?