ﺃَﻃﻔِﺄ ﺳِﺮﺍﺟَﻚ ﺧَﺸﻴَﺔَ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻄﻔّﻞِ=ﻭﺃﻗِﻢْ ﻣﻘﺎﻡَ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞِ ﻟﻤّﺎ ﻳﻨﺠﻠﻲ ﻭﺍﺣﺬﺭْ ﻓﻀﻮﻝَ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺷﺤﻴﻦَ ﻭﻛﻦْ ﻟﻬﺎ=ﺻﻮﺏَ ﺍﻟﻐﻤﺎﻡِ ﻣﺘﻰ ﺗﻨﺎﻡُ ﻭﻇﻠّﻞِ ﻭﺍﺣﺠﺐْ ﻋﻴﻮﻥَ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺳﺪﻳﻦَ ﺃﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻯ=ﻭﺟﻪَ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻮﻡِ ﺑﻨﻮﺭِ ﻃﻠﻌﺘِﻬﺎ ﻣَﻠﻲ ﻭﻟﺘﺘَّﻖِ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢَ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﻮﺏَ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺭﻣَﺖْ=ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏَ ﺃﻭ ﺍﺭﺗﻤَﺖْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷﻤﺄﻝِ ﺃﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﺗﻨﻞْ ﺃﻧﻔﺎﺳَﻬﺎ ﻭﺗﺴﺮﺑﻠَﺖْ=ﺭﻳﺢُ ﺍﻟﺼَّﺒﺎ ﺑﻨﺴﻴﻤِﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠِّﻞِ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺗﻮﻙَ ﺑﺸﺮِّﻫِﻢْ ﻭﺑﺤﻘﺪِﻫِﻢْ=ﻳﺘﺪﺍﻓﻌﻮﻥَ ﺑﺠﺰﻟِﻬِﻢْ ﻭﺑﻤﺸﻌﻞِ ﻓﺤﺬﺍﺭِ ﺛﻢّ ﺣﺬﺍﺭِ ﻳﺮﺗﻔﻊُ ﺍﻟﺼّﺪﻯ=ﻭﺣﺬﺍﺭ ﺛﻢَ ﺣﺬﺍﺭِ ﺭﻓﻊَ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﻞِ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩَﺕْ ﺃﻣُّﻬﺎ ﺃﻥْ ﺗﺤﺘﻤﻲ=ﻣِﻦْ ﺟَﻮﺭِﻫﻢ ﺗﺤﺖَ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﻁِ ﻭﺗﺨﺘﻠﻲ ﻓﻠﺘﺨﺘﺒِﺊْ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﺍﺭِ ﻭﺑﺎﺑِﻬﺎ=ﻛﻲ ﻻ ﻳﺼﺎﺏَ ﻓﺆﺍﺩُﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻘﺘﻞِ ﻭﺍﺻﺒﺮْ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻠﻚَ ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻮﻡِ ﻷﺟﻠِﻬﺎ=ﻭﺍﻗﺒَﻊْ ﺑﺪﺍﺭِﻙَ ﻛﺎﻷﺷﻢِّ ﺍﻷﻋﺰﻝِ ﺗﻠﻚَ ﺍﻟﺮﻗﻴﻘﺔُ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻭﺷُﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﺫﻱ=ﻭﻟﺬﺍ ﻓﻌﺮﺵُ ﺍﻟﺮﺏِّ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﺨﻠﺨﻞِ ﻟﻮ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺗﻮﻧﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﻭﺍﺓِ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦْ=ﺫﺍﻙَ ﺍﻟﺸﻘﻲُّ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏِ ﺑﺤﺎﺋﻞِ ﻟﻮﺿﻌﺖُ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﻞَّ ﺳَﻌﺪٍ ﻣﺆﻧِﺲٍ=ﻭﺭﻓﻌﺖُ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻛﻞَّ ﺧﻄﺐٍ ﻣﺒﺘﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻨﻜّﺒَﺖْ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﺀَ ﻭﺃﺭﺩﻓَﺖْ=ﺗﻄﻮﻱ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﺏَ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﻮﺭِ ﺍﻟﻬُﺰَّﻝِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﻏﺸﻰ ﺛﻠﺞُ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻴﺐِ ﺟﺪﺍﺋﻼً=ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻦَّ ﻗِﻄْﻊُ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞِ ﻟﻴﺲَ ﺑﺄﻟﻴﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻌﻄّﻞَ ﺟﻴﺪُﻫﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﻧﺮﺟﺲٍ=ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻐﻠّﻞَ ﻣﻌﺼﻢٌ ﺑﺴﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﺤُﻠﻲ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﻋﻼ ﺻﻮﺕُ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﻴﺞِ ﻓﻄﺎﻟﻤﺎ=ﺃﻏﻀﻰ ﺣﻴﺎﺀً ﻣﻨﻪُ ﺻﻮﺕُ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺒﻞِ ﻭﻟﻨﺎﻡَ ﺩﻣﻊُ ﺍﻟﺒِﺸْﺮِ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻫﺪﺍﺑِﻬﺎ=ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﺮّﺡَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻣﺂﻕٍ ﺫﺑّﻞِ ﻭﻟﻈﻞَّ ﻳﺨﺪﻣُﻬﺎ ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺔُ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎ=ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞِّ ﻣﻮﻗﻌﺔٍ ﺗُﺤَﻂُّ ﻭﻣﻨﺰﻝِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﺎﺫﻓَﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻮﻥُ ﻭﺭﺍﻛﻤﺖْ=ﺻﺒﺮًﺍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺒﺮِ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡِ ﺍﻷﻧﺒﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﺴﻐّﺒَﺖِ ﺍﻟﻔﺆﺍﺩَ ﻭﺃﺧﻤﺼﺖْ=ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻭﺭﻭﺩُ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺑﻘَﺖْ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﻡِ ﻭﺫﻳﻠُﻬﺎ=ﻳﻔﺘﺮُّ ﻓﻲ ﺷﺰﺭِ ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻴﺐِ ﻭﻳﺼﻄﻠﻲ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﻣﺸﺖْ ﻋﻨﺪَ ﺍﻟﻬﺠﻴﺮِ ﻟﻮﺣﺪِﻫﺎ=ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲُ ﺗﺼﻬﺮُﻫﺎ ﺑﻈَﻬﺮٍ ﻣﺜﻘﻞِ ﺗﺮﻧﻮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺴﺪٍ ﻛﺄﻥَّ ﻓﺆﺍﺩَﻫﺎ=ﻓﻴﻪِ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺮِّ ﺍﻟﺼّﻌﻴﺪِ ﻣﺮﻣّﻞِ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻞَّ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮِ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻴﻊِ ﺣﺸﺎﺷﺔً=ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀُ ﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺪﻳﺮٍ ﺳﻠﺴﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﻣﻀَﺖْ ﺗﺆﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺎﻝَ ﺑﻌﻄﻔِﻬﺎ=ﻭﺍﻷﻫﻞُ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﻣﺠﺪّﻝٍ ﻭﻣﻜﺒّﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺭﺟﺖْ ﻏﻴﺮَ ﺍﻹﻟﻪِ ﺗﺮﺣُّﻤًﺎ=ﻭﻟِﻤﺜﻞِ ﺷﻤﺮِ ﺍﻟﻠﺆْﻡِ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﻮﺳَّﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺭﺃَﺕْ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞُ ﺃﺣﻜﻢَ ﻗﻔﻠَﻪُ=ﺷﻤسًا ﺗﺸﻊُّ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥِ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻄﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﺨﻤّﺶَ ﺷﻌﺮُﻫﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺧﺪُّﻫﺎ=ﻛﻤﺪًﺍ ﻭﻻ ﻧﻄﺤَﺖْ ﻋﻤﺎﺩَ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﻞِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﺨﻠّﻞَ ﻃﻴﻔُﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺠﻠﺲٍ=ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻜﺸّﻒَ ﻇﻠُّﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺤﻔِﻞِ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﺖُ ﺃﺳﻜﻨْﺖُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴﻢَ ﺑﻜﻔِّﻬﺎ=ﻭﺭﻓﺪْﺗُﻬﺎ ﺑﻤﻌﺠَّﻞٍ ﻭﻣﺆﺟَّﻞِ ﻓﺎﺣﺮِﺹْ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺣِﺮﺹُ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻰ ﺑﻤﻔﻀّﻞٍ=ﻟﻜﻦْ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺭﺃﺱُ ﺍﻷﻓﻀﻞِ ﻭﺍﺧﺘﺮْ ﻟﻴﻜﻔﻠَﻬﺎ ﻭﻳﺮﻋﻰ ﺃﻣﺮَﻫﺎ=ﻗﻤﺮًﺍ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻓﻞَ ﺍﻟﺴُﻬﻰ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺄﻓﻞِ ﻳﺴﻌﻰ ﻟﻨﻈﺮﺗِﻬﺎ ﻭﻳﺮﻗﺐُ ﻭﺻﻠَﻬﺎ=ﻭﻳﻜﺮُّ ﺇﻥْ ﻏﻤﺰَﺕْ ﻟﻪُ ﺃﻥْ ﺃﻗﺒﻞِ ﻓﻴﺠﺰُّ ﺃﻭﺗﺎﺭَ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀِ ﻭﻳﺮﺗﻤﻲ=ﻛﺎﻟﺼﺨﺮﺓِ ﺍﻟﺼﻤّﺎ ﺗَﺪﺣﺮﺝُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋﻞِ ﻳﻤﺸﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻋﺪﺍﺋِﻬﺎ ﺑﻨﻌﺎﻟِﻪِ=ﺯﻫﻮًﺍ ﻭﻳﺤﺼِﺪُﻫﻢ ﺣﺼﺎﺩَ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺒﻞِ ﻓﻜﺄﻧَّﻪُ ﻭﺭﻗﺎﺑَﻬُﻢْ ﻭﺣﺴﺎﻣَﻪُ=ﻣﺜﻞُ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺍﺭﻉِ ﻭﺍﻟﻜَﻼ ﻭﺍﻟﻤِﻨﺠﻞِ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺗﻌﺬﺭَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺃﻛﻒٍّ ﻧﺼﺮﺓً=ﺃﻭ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛﺮﻳﻢٍ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻤﻮﺩِ ﻣﻜﻠّﻞِ ﻓﻠﻴﺒﻖَ ﻓﻮﻕَ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺮِ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﻣﻌﻄّﺶِ=ﻭﺑﻜﻞِّ ﺃﺻﻨﺎﻑِ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪِ ﻣﻔﺼّﻞِ ﻛﻲ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻮﺩَ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﻡِ ﻟﻌﻠَّﻬﺎ=ﺗﺒﻘﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻣﻞِ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﺎﺀِ ﺍﻷﺟﻤﻞِ ﻭﺣﺬﺍﺭِ ﺗُﺴْﺒَﻰ ﻣﺮّﺗﻴﻦِ ﻓﺈﻧّﻨﻲ=ﻣﺎ ﺯﻟﺖُ ﻓﻲ ﻏﻢِّ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺀِ ﺍﻷﻭﻝِ ﻭﻟﺘﻮﺹِ ﺷﻴﻌﺘَﻚَ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻡَ ﺑﺤﻔﻈِﻬﺎ=ﺃﺣَﻔِﻈﺖَ ﻫﺎﺗﻴﻚَ ﺍﻟﻮﺻﺎﻳﺎ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻠﻲ؟