ﺍَﻟﻠَّﻴْﻞُ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﻳَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻤﺎﻝِ ***** ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﺪْﺭُ ﻣُﻜْﺘَﻤِﻞُ ﺍﻟْﻜَﻤﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﺍﻟْﺨَﻤْﺮُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﻴْﻨَﺔٍ ﻣَﺴْﻜﻮﺑَﺔٌ ***** ﻭَﺍﻟْﻔِﻜْﺮُ ﺑِﺎﻟﺴُّﻜْﺮِ ﻻ ﻳُﺒﺎﻟﻲ
ﻭَﻧِﻌْﻤَﺔٌ ﺣَﻮْﻟَﻨﺎ ﻣَﻮْﺿﻮﻋَﺔٌ ***** ﻛَﺄَﻥَّ ﻟﻲ ﺍﻟْﻤُﻠْﻚَ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﺃَﺣْﻀُﻦُ ﺍﻟﺼَّﺪْﺭَ ﺃَﻧﻮﻱ ﺳَﺤْﻘَﻪُ ***** ﻭَﺃَﻟْﺜَﻢُ ﺍﻟﺜَّﻐْﺮَ ﺑِﺎﻧْﻔِﻌﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﺭَﻭْﻋَﺔٌ ﻟَﻴْﻠَﺔٌ ﻗَﺪْ ﺑِﺘُّﻬﺎ ***** ﻛَﻔﺎﺭِﺱٍ ﻗﺎﻫِﺮِ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺑْﻄﺎﻝِ
ﻻ ﺍﻟْﺤُﺰْﻥُ ﻳُﺪْﺭِﻛُﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻓَﺮْﺣَﺘﻲ ***** ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻨﻲ ﻣُﺴْﺘَﺮﻳﺢُ ﺍﻟْﺒﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﻫَﻜَﺬﺍ ﻧُﺨْﺒَﺔٌ ﻓﻲ ﻋَﻴْﺸِﻬِﻢْ ***** ﻣِﻦْ ﺑَﻌْﺪِ ﺃَﻥْ ﻧَﻬَﺒﻮﺍ ﻟِﻠْﻤﺎﻝِ
ﻣﺎ ﻫَﻤَّﻬُﻢْ ﻭَﺿْﻌُﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺃَﺯْﻣَﺔٍ ***** ﻣِﻦْ ﻛَﺜْﺮَﺓِ ﺍﻟْﻔَﻘْﺮِ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺄَﺛْﻘﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﺍﻟﺬُّﻋْﺮُ ﻳُﺮْﻫِﺒُﻬُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺃَﻣْﺮِﻧﺎ ***** ﺇِﺫْ ﻧَﺤْﻦُ ﻓﻲ ﺃَﺣْﻠَﻚِ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺣْﻮﺍﻝِ
ﺗَﺒﺎًّ ﻟَﻪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻣَﻌﻴﺶٍ ﻣُﺪْﻗِﻊٍ ***** ﻓَﺎﻟْﻜُﻞُّ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺳْﺮِ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺄَﻏْﻼﻝِ
ﻣَﺸْﺆﻭﻣَﺔٌ ﺃُﻣَّﺔٌ ﺁﻣﺎﻟُﻬﺎ ***** ﻣَﺒْﺘﻮﺭَﺓَ ﺍﻟﺮُّﻭﺡِ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺄَﻭْﺻﺎﻝِ
ﻫَﻞْ ﻫَﻜَﺬﺍ ﻗَﺪَﺭٌ ﻓﻲ ﺻَﺮْﻓِﻪِ ***** ﺑِﺎﻟْﺒُﺨْﻞِ ﻳَﻐْﺘﺎﻝُ ﻟِﻠﺮِّﺟﺎﻝِ
ﺑَﻞْ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﻟُﻌْﺒَﺔٌ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋُﺼْﺒَﺔٍ ***** ﻣُﺤْﺘﺎﻟَﺔٌ ﻓَﺠَّﺔُ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻌﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﻓﻲ ﺳِﺮِّﻫِﻢْ ﺭَﻓَﻌﻮﺍ ﺃَﻛْﻮﺍﺑَﻬُﻢْ ***** ﻣُﺴْﺘَﻬْﺰِﺋﻴﻦَ ﺑِﺬﻱ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺯْﺑﺎﻝِ
ﻭَﻳَﻔْﻬَﻢُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱُ ﻓﻲ ﺃَﻓْﻌﺎﻟِﻬِﻢْ ***** ﻣِﻦْ ﺩﻭﻥِ ﺑَﺤْﺚٍ ﻭَﻻ ﺳُﺆﺍﻝِ
ﻓَﺒﺎﻃِﻦٌ ﺃَﺳْﻮَﺩٌ ﻣِﻦْ ﻇُﻠْﻤَﺔٍ ***** ﻭَﻇﺎﻫِﺮٌ ﺑِﺬْﻟَﺔُ ﺍﻟْﺄَﻧْﺬﺍﻝِ
ﻟَﻮْ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻛُﻞُّ ﻓَﻘﻴﺮٍ ﻋﺎﻗِﻞٌ ***** ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﺫﺍ ﺍﻟْﻮَﺿْﻊُ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺧْﺘِﻼﻝِ
ﻳَﺮﺍﻭِﺩُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺣُﻠْﻢٌ ﺑﺎﻫِﺖٌ ***** ﻭَﺍﻟْﻘَﻠْﺐُ ﻗَﺪْ ﻏَﺺَّ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻮَﺑﺎﻝِ
ﻓَﺎﻟﻄِّﻔْﻞُ ﻓﻲ ﺑَﻄْﻦِ ﺃُﻡٍّ ﺧﺎﺋِﻒٌ ***** ﻣِﻦْ ﺭُﺅْﻳَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﻬَﻢِّ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟْﺈِﻧْﺰﺍﻝِ
ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﻌْﺾُ ﻣُﻨْﻜَﻤِﺶٌ ﻓﻲ ﺧَﻮْﻓِﻪِ ***** ﻟِﻠَّﻪِ ﻳَﺠْﺄَﺭُ ﻓﻲ ﺇِﺟْﻼﻝِ
ﻳﺎ ﻗَﻴْﻨَﺔً ﺃُﺳْﻜُﺒﻲ ﻟﻲ ﺧَﻤْﺮَﺓً ***** ﻓَﺈِﻧَّﻬﺎ ﺑَﻠْﺴَﻢٌ ﻟِﺤﺎﻟﻲ
ﺃُﻑٍّ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﻓَﻠْﻴَﺬﻭﻗﻮﺍ ﺟَﻬْﻠَﻬُﻢْ ***** ﻓَﻬَﻜَﺬﺍ ﻋﻴﺸَﺔُ ﺍﻟْﺒِﻐﺎﻝ