ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻋﺘﺎﺏِ ﺃﺯﻣﻨﺔٍ ﺳِﻘﺎﻡِ *** ﻳُﺒﺪّﺩُ ﻧﻮﺭُ ﺁﻣﺎﻝِ ﺍﻟﻐﻼﻡ
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ﻇﻼﻡ ﺍﻷﻋﺼُﺮ ﺍﻟﺤَﻴْﺮَﻯ ﻋُﺒﺎﺏٌ *** ﻳﻤﻮﺝ ﺑﻈﺎﻣﺌﻴﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺤِﻤﺎﻡ
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ﻓﻜﻢ ﻣِﻦْ ﺣﺎﻟﻢ ﻗَﺼُﺮﺕ ﻳﺪﺍﻩ *** ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺃﻭﺻﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﻬُﻤﺎﻡ
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ﻭﻛﻢ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋﺎﺑﺚ ﺃﻋْﻠﻮْﻩُ ﺷﺄﻧًﺎ *** ﺟﺮﻯ ﺑﺪﻣﺎﺋﻪ ﺧﻠُﻖ ﺍﻟﻠﺌﺎﻡِ
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ﺃﻻ ﺧﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻴﻪُ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺗﺮﺍﺀَﻯ *** ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻔﻮ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻡِ
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ﻓﺈﻥّ ﺣﻘﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻷﺷﻴﺎﺀ ﺗﻌﻠﻮ*** ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﺽ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﻡِ
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ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮَّ ﺃﻭﻟﻮ ﻋﻘﻮﻝ *** ﻭﺻﺪَّ ﺳﺒﻴﻠَﻬﻢ ﺃﻫﻞُ ﺍﻟﻤُﺪﺍﻡِ
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ﻭﺃﺣﻼﻡٌ ﻟﻬﻢ ﺗﺒﻐﻲ ﻇﻬﻮﺭﺍ*** ﻭﻳﻤﺤﻮ ﺭﺳﻤَﻬﺎ ﻫﺰْﺀُ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ
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ﺇﺧﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺮﺻﺎﺩ ﻛﻲ ﻻ*** ﺑﻴﻮﻡ ﻳﺮﺗﻘﻮﺍ ﺩﺭَﺝ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡِ
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ﻭﻟﻮ ﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ﻟﻨﺎﺑﻐﻴﻪ*** ﻣﻄﺎﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺮِ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺰِّﻣﺎﻡ
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ﻓﻬﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺃﻏﺮﻣﻮﺍ ﺑﻌﻠﻮ ﺷﺄﻥٍ*** ﻛﺸﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺭ ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘَّﻤﺎﻡ
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ﻓﻬﻼ ﻭﻟَّﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻬﺎﺀَ ﻇﻬﺮﺍ*** ﻭﻇﻠﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﻞ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻡ
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ﻭﺫﺍﻗﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻘﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮِ ﺃُﻑٍّ *** ﻭﻋﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﻟﺠﺴﻢُ ﺃﺣﻀﺎﻥَ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻡِ
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ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﻳﻌﻘﺒُﻪ ﺟﺰﺍﺀٌ*** ﻛﻔﺠﺮٍ ﻻﺡ ﻣِﻦ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻈﻼﻡِ
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ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻳﻀﻴﺮُ ﺻﻮﺕُ ﺍﻟﻬﺮِّ ﺃُﺳْﺪًﺍ *** ﻭﻻ ﻳﺼﻞُ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﺎﺡُ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻐَﻤﺎﻡ