ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛَﺘِﻔﻲ ﺣﻄَّﺖْ ﻳﺪٌ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺨَﺼْﺮِ
ﺃﺑﺎﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﺑَﻮَّﺍﺡٌ ﻭﺑﺎﻟَّﻠﻬْﻔَﺔِ ﺍﻟﻐَﻤْﺮِ؟
ﻭﻳَﻠْﺜُﻢُ ﺛَﻐﺮﻱ ﻟﻴﺖَ ﻳﻔﻀَﺤﻪُ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ
ﻛﺄﻧِّﻲ ﺍْﻧﺪِﻳﺎﺡُ ﺍﻟﻜﺄﺱِ ﻓﻲ ﺣَﻀﺮﺓِ ﺍﻟﺨَﻤﺮِ
ﻭﺃﻧﺸُﺞُ ﺩﻣﻌًﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺜﻴﻒِ ﺑﻮﺍﺭِﻕٍ
ﻛﻤُﻮْﺷِﻴَّﺔِ ﺍﻷﻫﺪﺍﺏِ ﻃﺎﻏِﻴَﺔِ ﺍﻟﺴُّﻜْﺮِ
ﻳُﻘَﺒِّﻠُﻨﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﻮَﺟْﺪُ ﺫُﺧْﺮُ ﺻَﻼﺗِﻪِ
ﻭﻳَﺨﺸﻰ ﺍْﻋﺘِﻨﺎﻕَ ﺍْﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﺧﻮﻓﺎً ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﻜُﻔْﺮِ
ﺑﻪِ ﺣَﺮَﻕٌ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻣُﺘَﻮﻫِّﺞٌ
ﻟِﻠُﻘْﻴﺎﻱَ ﻛَﺎﻟﻈَﻤْﺂﻥِ ﻟِﻠﻤﺎﺀِ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺼَّﺨﺮِ
ﺃﺷُﻖُّ ﻋُﺒﺎﺏَ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐِ ﻣﺎ ﺣَﻠَﻠْﺖُ ﺑﻪِ
ﻭﺇﻥْ ﻓﺎﺽَ ﺑﺎﻷﺷْﺠﺎﻥِ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻮﻋﺔِ ﺍﻟﺸِّﻌﺮِ
ﻟَﺴُﻘْﺖُ ﻟﻪُ ﺑﻮﺡَ ﺍﻟﻘَﺼﻴﺪِ ﻗَﻮﺍﻓِﻴًﺎ
ﻭﺃَﺟْﺰَﻟْﺖُ ﺳَﺒْﻜًﺎ ﻟِﻠﺤُﺮﻭﻑِ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑَﺤْﺮﻱ
ﺳَﺮَﻳْﺖُ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻬﺪِ ﺍﻟﺸِّﻔﺎﻩِ ﺣﻴﻦَ ﻫﻤﻰ
ﺳَﻘﻰ ﺧَﻤْﺮُﻩُ ﺣُﻠْﻮَ ﺍﻟﻨَﺒﻴﺬِ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛَﻐْﺮﻱ
ﻭﻛﺎﻥَ ﻏَﻔﺎ ﺛﻢَّ ﺍْﺳْﺘَﻔﺎﻕَ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳَﺪﻱ
ﻛﺄﻧِّﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺟَﻤﺮٌ ﻳُﺮﺍﻕُ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟَﻤﺮ