ﻓﺎﺗﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏ :
ﻭﺍ ﻋَﺠَﺒﺎً ﻟﻌَﺠَﺒﻲ
ﺣﻴﻦَ ﺃَﺭﻯ ﻋﻼﻣﺔًَ
ﺗﻨﺎﻃﺮُ ﻣُﺮﺗَﻘِﺒﺎ
ﻳَﺮﻧﻮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣُﺮﺗَﻘَﺐِ
ﻭَﻟﻮ ﺃﺩﺭﺕُ ﻇَﻬﺮَﻫﺎ
ﺳَﺘﻐﻀَﺐُ ﻟِﻐﻀَﺒﻲ
ﺣﺎﻧﻴﺔً ﺗﺄﺑﻄﺖ
ﻛَﺨﻴﺰَﺭﺍﻥِ ﺃﺣﺪَﺏِ
ﻣﺮَّ ﻫُﻨﺎ
ﻻ ﺑَﻞ ﻫُﻨﺎﻙَ ﻇﻠَّﻪُ
ﻇﻞُّ ﻧَﺒﻲ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮِﻣﺎﻝِ ﻫﺎ ﻫُﻨﺎ
ﺭَﺳﻤﺘُﻬﺎ ﻟﻌﻠَّﻬﺎ
ﺗُﺠﻴﺐُ ﻣَﻦ ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﺠﺐِ
ﻓﺎﺣﺪَﻭﺩَﺑﺖ ﻛَﺨﻴﻤﺔٍ
ﺃﺿﻼﻋُﻬﺎ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺼَﺐِ
ﻣﺤﺘَﺮِﻗَﺎً ﻗَﻠﺒﻲ ﺑِِِﻬﺎ
ﻛﻠﻮﺣﺔٍ ، ﻛَﺠﻤﺮﺓٍ
ﺗَﺬﻛﻮ ﺑﻨﺎﺭِ ﺍﻟﺸُﻬﺐِ
ﺗﻄﺎﻳﺮَﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺷُﺮﺭٍ
ﻟﻴﺲَ ﺑﻪِ ﻣِﻦ ﻟَﻬﺐِ
ﻳﻠﻔُّﻬﺎ ﻟﻴﻞٌ ﺑِِﻼ ﺇﺻﺒﺎﺡ
ﺃﺑﻮﺍﺑُﻬﺎ ﻣُﺸﺮِﻋﺔٌ
ﺗَﺠﺘﺎﺣُﻬﺎ
ﻣﺨﺎﻟِﺐُ ﺍﻟﺮﻳّﺎﺡ
ﻳَﻘﺘَﺘِﻞُ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺩُ ﺑِﻬﺎ
ﻣُﻌﺮﺑﺪﺍً
ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺣﺔِ ﺍﻟﺤَﺮﺏِ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ
ﻻ ﺗَﻌﺮِﻑُ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺍﺡ
ﻧﺎﺡَ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﻓَﺠﻴﻌِﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨَﻮﺍﺡ
ﺗَﻠﻚَ ﻫﻲ ﻣَﺪﻳﻨﺘﻲ 00
ﻓﺎﺗِﺤﺔ ُﺍﻟﺠَﻨﻮﺏِ
ﻭﻣُﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﻟﻌﺎﺑﺮٍ
ﻃﺎﻑَ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘِﻠﻮﺏِ
ﺣﺘّﻰ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﻫَﺰَّﻫﺎ
ﺷﻮﻕٌ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤَﺤﺒﻮﺏِ
ﺗَﺴﻤَﺮَﺕ ﺃﻭﺭﺍﻗُﻬﺎ
ﻣَﻠﻬﻮﻓَﺔً
ﺗَﺮﻧﻮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻟﺤَﺒّﻮﺑﻲ
ﻧﺎﺷَﺪﺗُﻬﺎ
ﻫَﻞ ﻟﻚِ ﻣﺜﻞَ ﺍﻟﻤُﺪﻥ ؟ِ
ﺃﻡ ﺍﻧَّﻚ َ 00
ﻣﻨﺴﻴّﺔٌ ﻛﺄﻧﻨﻲ
ﻏﺮﻳﺒﺔٌ 00
ﺷﺎﺧَﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺯﻣﺎﻧِﻬﺎ
ﻣﻠَّﺖ ﻋﺘﺎﺏَ ﺍﻟﺰَّﻣﻦِ
ﻋﺎﺷَﺖ ﻭﻫﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻴﺸﺔٍ
ﻟﻤُﺬﻋﻦٍ ﻣُﺮﺗَﻬﻦِ
ﻓﻲ ﻗﺒﻀﺔ ِﺍﻟﻤَﻮﺕِ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ
ﺣَﺖَّ ﻋﻈﺎﻡَ ﺍﻟﺒَﺪﻥ ِ
ﻗﻮﻟﻲ ﻭﻫَﻞ ﺃﺑﻘﻴﺖِ ﻟﻲ
ﻣﺎ ﺍﺣﺘَﺠﺘﻪُ ﻣﻦ ﻛَﻔﻦِ ؟
ﺃﻡ ﺇﻧَّﻨﻲ 00
ﺃﺑﻘﻰ ﻛَﻤﻦ ﺭﺍﻳﺘَﻬﻢ
ﻋﺎﺭٍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺭﺻﻔﺔٍ
ﺗﺮﺳﻢُ ﻟﻮﻥَ ﺍﻟﻌَﻔﻦِ
ﺇﻧّﻲ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻴﻚِ ﺃﺭﻯ
ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴَﻤﺎ
ﻭﻟﻢ ﺃُﺑﺎﻟﻲ ﻋﺜﺮﺓً
ﺃﻭ ﻛﺒﻮﺓً
ﻳﺎ ﻟﻴﺘَﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗَﺤﻦِ
ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣَﺘﻰ ﻧﺸﻴﺪُﻧﺎ
ﻣﺮﺩﺩﺍً
ﻧﺤﻦُ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤِﺤَﻦِ
ﻓﺎﻣﺘَﺤﻨَﺖ 00
ﻭﺍﻣﺘَﺤﻨَﺖ 00
ﻭﺳﻴﻔُﻨﺎ ﺑﻐﻤﺪﻩ ِ
ﻳَﺸﻜﻮ ﻫﺠﻴﺮَ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻦِ
ﻳﻐﺘﺎﻝُ ﺷﻮﻕَ ﺭﺍﺣﻞٍ
ﺃﻭ ﻗﺎﺩﻡٍ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺼَﻤﺖِ ﻳﻮﻡَ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻦِ
ﻛﻲ ﻻ ﻳﺆﻡُّ ﺃﻫﻠَﻬﺎ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺮِّ ﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌَﻠَﻦ