ﻗﺪ ﺿﺎﻕ ﺑﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻝ
ﻭﻻ ﺍﻋﺮﻑ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﻞ
ﺗﻤﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﺎﻟﻰ
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻰ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﻪ ﺧﻠﻴﻞ
ﻭﺣﻴﺪﺍ" ﺃﺣﺪﺙ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻰ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﺪﻳﻞ
ﺍﻋﻤﻞ ﺻﺒﺎﺣﺎ" ﻭﻣﺴﺎﺀ "
ﻭﻟﻴﺴﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺣﻪ ﺗﻤﻴﻞ
ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﻼ ﺻﺒﺮﻯ ﻭﻣﻦ
ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮ ﺍﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻞ
ﺍﺷﺘﻘﺖ ﺍﻟﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺼﺮ
ﻭﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻫﻠﻰ ﻭﺑﻴﺘﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻞ
ﺃﺳﻤﻊ ﺍﺧﺒﺎﺭﺍ" ﺗﻀﻨﻰ
ﺍﻟﻔﺆﺍﺩ ﻭﺗﺠﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺫﻟﻴﻞ
ﺍﺭﺍﻛﻰ ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺔ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻼﺩﻱ
ﻭﺩﻣﻮﻉ ﻋﻴﻨﻚ ﺍﻧﻬﺎﺭﺍ" ﺗﺴﻴﻞ
ﻻ ﺗﺤﺰﻧﻰ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻼﺩﻱ ﻓﻠﻨﺎ
ﻓﻰ ﺩﻋﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﻒ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ
ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺨﻚ ﻣﺸﺮﻑ ﻭﺍﻧﺘﺼﺎﺭﻙ
ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻒ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ
ﺃﻗﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻀﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﺑﻮ
ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻝ ﻭﺍﻷﻫﺮﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﺧﻴﺮ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ
ﻓﺄﻧﺖ ﻗﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ
ﻭﻣﻴﺎﻩ ﻧﻴﻠﻚ ﺗﺸﻔﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻞ
ﺍﺷﺘﻘﺖ ﺍﻟﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻼﺩﻱ
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﺤﻨﻴﻨﻰ ﻏﻴﺮﻙ ﺑﺪﻳﻞ
ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﺔ ﻫﺪﺗﻨﻲ
ﻭﻟﻴﻠﻚ ﻣﺼﺎﺣﺒﻨﻲ ﻭﺃﻭﻓﻰ ﺧﻠﻴﻞ