ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ
ﻛﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻴﻮﻥ ﻟﻚ ﺳﺎﻫﺮﺓ
ﻭﻛﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻠﻮﺏ ﻓﻴﻚ ﺣﺎﺋﺮﺓ
ﻭﻛﻢ ﻋﺎﺷﻖ ﻟﻠﺤﺐ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﻧﺎﺩﺭﺓ
ﻭﻛﻢ ﻭﻛﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﺭﻭﺍﺡ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺁﻫﺎﺕ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮﺓ
ﺑﻴﻦ ﺃﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻇﺮﺓ
ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ
ﺍﻧﺎﺩﻳﻚ ﺑﺼﻮﺕ ﺩﺍﻓﻲﺀ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻟﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺣﻴﺎ
ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺗﻐﺰﻝ ﺑﺠﻤﺎﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﺬﺏ
ﻭﺃﻧﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻤﻨﺢ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﺒﻴﻦ
ﻭﻣﻦ ﻳﺠﻌﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺗﻪ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﺷﻘﻴﻦ
ﺃﺟﻤﻠﻬﺎ
ﺗﻌﺎﻝ ﻟﺘﻤﺴﺢ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻔﻮﻓﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﻞ
ﻭﺗﺰﻳﻞ ﻋﻦ ﻛﺎﻫﻠﻲ ﺍﻻﻻﻟﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺠﻦ
ﻟﻢ ﺍﺩﺭﻙ ﺃﻥ ﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﺬﺑﻴﻦ
ﺃﻃﻮﻟﻬﺎ
ﻭﻟﻢ ﺃﻛﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺋﻤﻴﻦ ﺑﻚ ﺍﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ
ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻣﻨﻚ ﺃﻋﺬﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺮﻭﻑ
ﺗﻤﻠﺊ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﺪﺍﻥ ﺑﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺳﺮﻣﺪﻳﺔ
ﺗﻨﺴﺞ ﻣﻦ ﺿﻮﺀ ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺮ ﻷﻷﻟﺊ ﻏﺰﻟﻴﺔ
ﻗﺪ ﺁﻥ ﺍﻵﻭﺍﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺠﻌﻞ ﻣﻨﻲ
ﻛﻮﻛﺒﺂ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻮﺍﻛﺒﻚ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺋﺮﺓ
ﻭﻧﺠﻤﺂ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺠﻮﻣﻚ ﺍﻻﻣﻌﺔ
ﻷﺯﻳﻦ ﻟﺤﺒﻴﺒﻲ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻪ
ﻭﺍﺟﻌﻠﻪ ﺃﻣﻴﺮﺁ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻤﻠﻜﺘﻲ ﺍﻻﺑﺪﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﺴﺎﻗﻄﺖ ﺃﻭﺭﺍﻗﻪ ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻳﻔﻴﺔ
ﻭﻣﻨﺬ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻪ
ﺃﺧﻀﺮ ﻋﻮﺩ
ﻭﺃﺯﻫﺮ ﻭﺭﺩ
ﻭﺃﻭﺭﻕ ﺷﺠﺮ
ﻭﺃﻳﻨﻊ ﺛﻤﺮ