ﺻَﻨﻴﻊُ ﺍﻟﺠَﻤﺎﻝِ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻨَﺎ ﺗَﺄﺧَّــﺮ
ﺧَﻠﻴﻠﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﻔُﺆﺍﺩُ ﻋﻠﻴﻪِ ﺗَﺤَـﺴّﺮ
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ﺻَﺒﺎﺑﺔُ ﺍﻟﺸَﻮﻕِ ﻣِﻨﻪُ ﺗَﺒﺘَـــﻐﻲ
ﻫُﻴﺎﻣﺎً ﺃﺭﺍﻩُ ﺑﺄﻗﺒَﺎﻟِﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﻄّــﺮ
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ﺳَﻠﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺤَﻴﺎﺀِ ﻣَﺴﻜَﻨﻪُ ﺧِﺪﺭﻩ
ﻫَﻨﻴﺌﺎً ﻟِﻤَـﻦ ﺑﺎﻷﺧﻼﻕِ ﺗَﺪّﺛّــﺮ
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ﻫُﺪﻳﺖُ ﻟِﻬــﻮﺍﻩُ ﻣُﻨــﺬُ ﺍﻟﺼِﺒَـﺎ
ﻏَﺰﺍﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺸَﻴﺐُ ﻭﻟِـﻲ ﺗَﻨَﻜّــﺮ
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ﺳَﺠِﻴّﺘﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻐَﺮﺍﻡِ ﺻَﺒﺮِﻱ
ﺃَﺭﻯَ ﺍﻟﺼَﺒﺮَ ﺑﺎﻟﻤُﺘﻮﻥِ ﺗَﻔَﺠّﺮ
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ﺗَﺸَﻀّﻰ ﺣَﺘّﻰ ﺑَﻠﻎ ﺃﻧﻔﺎﺳــﻲ
ﻭَﺗَﻠﻚَ ﺍﻷﻧﻔﺎﺱُ ﻟﻮَﺻﻠِﻪِ ﺗُﻨَﻈِّﺮ
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ﻏَﺮِﻗﺖُ ﺑِﺒَﺤﺮِ ﻣﻦَ ﺍﻷﺷـﻮَﺍﻕ
ﻭَﻗِﻴﻌﺎﻥُ ﺃﺷﻮﺍﻗِﻪِ ﺑِﺌﺮٌ ﺗَﺤَﺠّـﺮ
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ﺳُﻘﻴﺖُ ﺍﻟﺠَﻔﺎﺀَ ﻟَﺤﻈَﺔَ ﺣَﻨﻴﻦٍ
ﻓَﻜَﺎﻥَ ﺍﻟﺤَﻨﻴﻦُ ﺣَﻤَﺎﻡٌ ﻣُﻬَﺠّـﺮ
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ﻗُﻠﻮﺏُ ﺍﻟﻤُﻐﺮَﻣﻴﻦَ ﻓﻲ ﺳَﻘـﻢٍ
ﻭﺧَﺎﻓِﻘِﻲ ﺍﻟﻤُﻐﺮﻡُ ﺃﺭﺍﻩ ﻳُﻌَﻤّﺮ
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ﻭﺇﻥ ﻏَﻴّﺮَﺍﻟﺰَﻣﺎﻥُ ﻓﻴﻪِ ﺳَﺠﻴّﺔ
ﺳَﺄﺑﻘَﻰ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋَﻬﺪٍ ﻻ ﺃﺗَﻐَﻴّـﺮ
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ﻟَﻪُ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﺍﻟﻀُﻠﻮﻉِ ﻣَﻀﻐَـﺔ
ﻋَﻠﻴﻬَﺎ ﻛَﺘَﺒﻨَﺎ ﻗَﺪ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻣُﺘَﺠَﺒّﺮ