ﻣﻦ ﺑﺎﺡ ﻋﺮﺽ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻋﺮﺿﻪ ﻳﺴﺘﺒﺎﺡ
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺟﺮﺡ ﻏﻴﺮﻩ ﻟﻘـﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺠﺮﺣـﻪ

ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻳﺐ ﻳﺤﺬﺭ ﻻﺳﻤﻊ ﺣﻮﻟﻪ ﻧﺒـــﺎﺡ
ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻌـﻞ ﻣﺎﻳﺤﺴﺐ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺩﺣﻪ

ﻭﺍﻟﻄـﻴﺮ ﻻﻗﺪ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻣﻜﺴﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺠﻨـﺎﺡ
ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﻓﺮﻳﺴــﻪ ﻟﻠﻄﻴــﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺭﺣـﻪ

ﻭﻣﺎ ﻃـــﻮﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﻴـﻞ ﻳﺠﻼﻩ ﺍﻟﺼﺒـﺎﺡ
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧـﺮﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﻴـــﻮﻡ ﻏـﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﺣــﻪ

ﺿﺎﻋﺖ ﺍﻻﺧﻼﻕ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌــﺮﻭﻑ ﻃﺎﺡ
ﻓﻲ ﺳﻮﻕ ﺍﻻﺳﻬﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨﻮﻙ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻧﺤﻪ

ﻭﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﺎﺳــﻚ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﻻﻳﺤـــﻪ
ﻭﻣﺎﻧــﺪﺭﻱ ﺇﻻ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨــــﺎﺩﻕ ﻗﺎﺭﺣـﻪ

ﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺨـﻮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﻏﺰﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﺮﺑـﺎﺡ
ﻭﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻳﺎﺧــﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺎﺭﺣـﻪ

ﺫﻱ ﻣﺎﻳﺤﺴﺐ ﻟﻠﻔﺸﻞ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﺎﺡ
ﻻﺑـــﺪ ﻳﺘﻜﺒـﺪ ﺧﺴﺎﺋــﺮ ﻓﺎﺩﺣـــﻪ

ﻣﺎﻋﺎﺩ ﺷﻲ ﺣﺎﺟﻪ ﻟﻘـﻼﺏ ﺍﻟﺠــﺮﺍﺡ
ﻣﻦ ﻣـــﺎﺕ ﺑﺎﻧﻘــﺮﺍ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺗﺤــﻪ