ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ ﻋﻨﻚ
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻲ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻗﻠﻢ
ﻭﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺟﺎﺩﺕ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻓﻜﺎﺭ
ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺍﻕ
ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻓﺪﻳﻦ ﻭﻛﻞ ﺍﻷﻗﻄﺎﺭ
ﻳﺎ ﺩﻣﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻦ .. ﻳﺎ ﻗﺒﻠﺔ ﺍﻻﺣﺮﺍﺭ
ﻋﺎﻧﻘﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺯﻫﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻓﺎﻕ
ﻛﻨﺖ ﺩﻭﻣﺎ ﻟﻠﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻡ ﻣﻨﺎﺭ
ﺗﻐﻨﻰ ﺑﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺍﺀ
ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻋﻨﻚ ﺍﺣﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺎﺋﺪ ﻭﺍﺟﻤﻞ ﺍﻷﺷﻌﺎﺭ
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﺑﻮﺍﺑﻚ ﻣﺸﺮﻋﺘﺎ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻻﻣﺼﺎﺭ
ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺨﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻻﺯﻫﺎﺭ
ﻛﻨﺖ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻣﻀﻰ ﺭﺍﺋﻌﺘﺎ ﻛﺎﻷﻗﻤﺎﺭ
ﻭﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺗﺴﻮﺭ ﻣﺤﺮﺍﺑﻚ ﺍﻟﻠﺼﻮﺹ .. ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺮﻣﻮﻥ .. ﺍﻷﺷﺮﺍﺭ
ﺟﺎﺀﻭﻙ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺣﺪﺏ ﻭﺻﻮﺏ
ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻫﻮﻻﻛﻮ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺘﺎﺭ
ﺷﺮﺩﻭﺍ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺋﻚ
ﻳﺘﻤﻮﺍ ﺃﻃﻔﺎﻟﻚ
ﺭﻣﻠﻮﺍ ﻧﺴﺎﺋﻚ
ﻭﻗﺘﻠﻮ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﻷﺷﺠﺎﺭ ﻭ ﺳﺮﻗﻮﺍ ﺍﻷﺛﺎﺭ
ﺑﺎﺕ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺋﻚ ﻣﺸﺮﺩﻳﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻔﺎﻫﻬﻢ ﺃﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﺎﻫﺘﻪ
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻬﻢ ﺃﻟﻢ ﻭﺃﻫﺎﺕ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻷﻋﺼﺎﺭ
ﻟﻤﻠﻤﻴﻬﻢ ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﻬﻢ
ﻗﺪ ﺿﺎﻗﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺑﻤﺎ ﺭﺣﺒﺖ
ﻭﺃﺻﺒﺤﻮﺍ ﺑﻼ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺮﺍﺭ
ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺎﻗﻴﻦ ﺣﺎﻣﻠﻴﻦ ﺣﻘﺎﺋﺒﻬﻢ ﺗﺄﻫﺒﺎ ﻟﻠﻔﺮﺍﺭ
ﻣﻦ ﺟﻮﺭ ﻣﺎ ﺭﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻳﺪﻱ ﺃﺭﺍﺫﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮ .. ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺎﺭ
ﻋﻮﺩﻱ ﺃﺿﻴﺌﻲ ﻗﺪ ﻗﺘﻠﺘﻨﺎ ﻋﺘﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ
ﻭﻗﻮﻟﻲ ﻫﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺟﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ