إمرؤ القيس: قفآ نبك من ذكرى حبيب و منزل

ﻗﻔﺎ ﻧﺒﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺫِﻛﺮﻯ ﺣﺒﻴﺐ ﻭﻣﻨﺰﻝ ﺑﺴِﻘﻂِ ﺍﻟﻠِّﻮﻯ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﺍﻟﺪَّﺧﻮﻝ ﻓﺤَﻮْﻣﻞ
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ﻓﺘﻮﺿﺢ ﻓﺎﻟﻤﻘﺮﺍﺓ ﻟﻢ ﻳَﻌﻒُ ﺭﺳﻤﻬﺎَ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻧﺴﺠﺘْﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺟَﻨُﻮﺏ ﻭﺷﻤﺎﻝ
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ﺗﺮﻯ ﺑَﻌَﺮَ ﺍﻷﺭْﺁﻡِ ﻓﻲ ﻋَﺮَﺻﺎﺗِﻬﺎ ﻭﻗﻴﻌﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﺣﺐَّ ﻓﻠﻔﻞ

ﻛﺄﻧﻲ ﻏَﺪﺍﺓ َ ﺍﻟﺒَﻴْﻦِ ﻳَﻮْﻡَ ﺗَﺤَﻤَﻠّﻮﺍ ﻟﺪﻯ ﺳَﻤُﺮﺍﺕِ ﺍﻟﺤَﻲّ ﻧﺎﻗِﻒُ ﺣﻨﻈﻞ
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ﻭُﻗﻮﻓﺎً ﺑﻬﺎ ﺻَﺤْﺒﻲ ﻋَﻠﻲَّ ﻣَﻄِﻴَّﻬُﻢْ ﻳﻘُﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻻ ﺗﻬﻠﻚْ ﺃﺳﻰ ً ﻭﺗﺠﻤّﻞ

ﻭﺇﻥَّ ﺷﻔﺎﺋﻲ ﻋﺒﺮﺓ ٌ ﻣﻬﺮﺍﻗﺔ ٌ ﻓﻬﻞْ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭَﺳﻢٍ ﺩﺍﺭِﺱٍ ﻣﻦ ﻣُﻌﻮَّﻝ
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ﻛﺪﺃﺑﻚَ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻡِّ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﻳَﺮﺙِ ﻗﺒﻠﻬﺎ ﻭﺟﺎﺭﺗﻬﺎ ﺃﻡَّ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﺏِ ﺑﻤﺄﺳﻞ

ﻓَﻔﺎﺿَﺖ ﺩُﻣﻮﻉُ ﺍﻟﻌَﻴﻦِ ﻣِﻨّﻲ ﺻَﺒﺎﺑَﺔً ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨَﺤﺮِ ﺣَﺘّﻰ ﺑَﻞَّ ﺩَﻣﻌِﻲَ ﻣِﺤﻤَﻠﻲ

ﺃﻻ ﺭﺏَّ ﻳﻮﻡٍ ﻟﻚ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻦَّ ﺻﺎﻟﺢ ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴّﻤﺎ ﻳﻮﻡٍ ﺑﺪﺍﺭَﺓ ِ ﺟُﻠْﺠُﻞ
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ﻭﻳﻮﻡ ﻋﻘﺮﺕُ ﻟﻠﻌﺬﺍﺭﻯ ﻣﻄﻴﺘﻲ ﻓﻴﺎ ﻋَﺠَﺒﺎً ﻣﻦ ﻛﻮﺭِﻫﺎ ﺍﻟﻤُﺘَﺤَﻤَّﻞ
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ﻓﻈﻞَّ ﺍﻟﻌﺬﺍﺭﻯ ﻳﺮﺗﻤﻴﻦَ ﺑﻠﺤﻤﻬﺎ ﻭﺷﺤﻢٍ ﻛﻬﺪﺍﺏ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﻘﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﻞ

ﻭﻳﻮﻡ ﺩﺧﻠﺖُ ﺍﻟﺨﺪﺭِ ﺧﺪﺭ ﻋﻨﻴﺰﺓ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻮﻳﻼﺕ ﺇﻧﻚَ ﻣُﺮﺟﻠﻲ

ﺗﻘﻮﻝُ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻣﺎﻝَ ﺍﻟﻐَﺒﻴﻂُ ﺑﻨﺎ ﻣﻌﺎً ﻋﻘﺮﺕ ﺑﻌﻴﺮﻱ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻣﺮﺃ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺲ ﻓﺎﻧﺰﻝ
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ﻓﻘُﻠﺖُ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺳﻴﺮﻱ ﻭﺃﺭْﺧﻲ ﺯِﻣﺎﻣَﻪُ ﻭﻻ ﺗُﺒﻌﺪﻳﻨﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻨﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻞ
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ﻓﻤِﺜﻠِﻚِ ﺣُﺒْﻠﻰ ﻗﺪ ﻃَﺮَﻗْﺖُ ﻭﻣُﺮْﺿﻊٍ ﻓﺄﻟﻬﻴﺘُﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺫﻱ ﺗﻤﺎﺋﻢَ ﻣﺤﻮﻝ

ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻜﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻔﻬﺎ ﺍﻧْﺼَﺮَﻓَﺖْ ﻟﻪُ ﺑﺸِﻖٍّ ﻭَﺗﺤﺘﻲ ﺷِﻘُّﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻳُﺤَﻮَّﻝ
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ﻭﻳﻮﻣﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺐِ ﺗﻌﺬَّﺭﺕ ﻋَﻠﻲّ ﻭَﺁﻟَﺖْ ﺣَﻠْﻔَﺔ ً ﻟﻢ ﺗَﺤَﻠَّﻞ
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ﺃﻓﺎﻃِﻢُ ﻣﻬﻼً ﺑﻌﺾ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﺪﻟﻞ ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖِ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺯﻣﻌﺖ ﺻﺮﻣﻲ ﻓﺄﺟﻤﻠﻲ

ﻭَﺇﻥْ ﺗﻚُ ﻗﺪ ﺳﺎﺀﺗﻚِ ﻣﻨﻲ ﺧَﻠﻴﻘَﺔ ٌ ﻓﺴُﻠّﻲ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻴﺎﺑِﻚِ ﺗَﻨْﺴُﻞ
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ﺃﻏَﺮّﻙِ ﻣﻨﻲ ﺃﻥّ ﺣُﺒّﻚِ ﻗﺎﺗِﻠﻲ ﻭﺃﻧﻚِ ﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﺗﺄﻣﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ

ﻭﻣَﺎ ﺫَﺭَﻓَﺖْ ﻋَﻴْﻨﺎﻙِ ﺇﻻ ﻟﺘَﻀْﺮِﺑﻲ ﺑﺴَﻬﻤَﻴﻚِ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻋﺸﺎﺭِ ﻗَﻠﺐٍ ﻣُﻘَﺘَّﻞ
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ﻭ ﺑﻴﻀﺔ ِ ﺧﺪﺭ ﻻ ﻳﺮﺍﻡُ ﺧﺒﺎﺅﻫﺎ ﺗَﻤَﺘّﻌﺖُ ﻣﻦ ﻟَﻬْﻮٍ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻏﻴﺮَ ﻣُﻌﺠَﻞ
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ﺗﺠﺎﻭﺯْﺕُ ﺃﺣْﺮﺍﺳﺎً ﺇﻟَﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﻣَﻌْﺸَﺮﺍً ﻋﻠﻲّ ﺣِﺮﺍﺳﺎً ﻟﻮ ﻳُﺴﺮﻭّﻥ ﻣﻘﺘﻠﻲ

ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﺖ ﺗﻌﺮﺽَ ﺃﺛﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻮﺷﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺼَّﻞ
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ﻓﺠِﺌْﺖُ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻧَﻀَّﺖْ ﻟﻨَﻮْﻡٍ ﺛﻴﺎﺑَﻬﺎ ﻟﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺘﺮِ ﺇﻻَّ ﻟِﺒْﺴَﺔ َ ﺍﻟﻤُﺘَﻔَﻀِّﻞ
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ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻳﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻚَ ﺣﻴﻠﺔ ٌ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺇﻥ ﺃﺭﻯ ﻋﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺍﻳﺔ َ ﺗﻨﺠﻠﻲ

ﺧَﺮَﺟْﺖُ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺃﻣﺸﻲ ﺗَﺠُﺮّ ﻭَﺭﺍﺀَﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺛَﺮَﻳْﻨﺎ ﺫَﻳْﻞَ ﻣِﺮْﻁٍ ﻣُﺮَﺣَّﻞ
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ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺃﺟﺰْﻧﺎ ﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻲِّ ﻭﺍﻧﺘﺤﻰ ﺑﻨﺎ ﺑﻄﻦُ ﺧَﺒْﺖٍ ﺫﻱ ﺣِﻘﺎﻑٍ ﻋَﻘَﻨْﻘَﻞ
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ﻫﺼﺮﺕُ ﺑِﻔﻮﺩﻱ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﺘﻤﺎﻳﻠﺖ ﻋﻠﻲَّ ﻫﻀﻴﻢَ ﺍﻟﻜَﺸﺢِ ﺭِﻳّﺎ ﺍﻟﻤُﺨَﻠﺨَﻞ
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ﺇِﺫﺍ ﺍِﻟﺘَﻔَﺘَﺖ ﻧَﺤﻮﻱ ﺗَﻀَﻮَّﻉَ ﺭﻳﺤُﻬﺎ ﻧَﺴﻴﻢَ ﺍﻟﺼَﺒﺎ ﺟﺎﺀَﺕ ﺑِﺮَﻳّﺎ ﺍﻟﻘَﺮَﻧﻔُﻞ
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ﻣُﻬَﻔْﻬَﻔَﺔ ٌ ﺑَﻴْﻀﺎﺀُ ﻏﻴﺮُ ﻣُﻔﺎﺿَﺔ ٍ ﺗﺮﺍﺋﺒﻬﺎ ﻣﺼﻘﻮﻟﺔ ٌ ﻛﺎﻟﺴﺠﻨﺠﻞ

ﻛِﺒِﻜْﺮِ ﺍﻟﻤُﻘﺎﻧﺎﺓ ِ ﺍﻟﺒَﻴﺎﺽِ ﺑﺼُﻔْﺮَﺓ ٍ ﻏﺬﺍﻫﺎ ﻧﻤﻴﺮُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻞِ
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ﺗﺼﺪ ﻭﺗﺒﺪﻱ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺳﻴﻞٍ ﻭﺗﺘَّﻘﻲ ﺑﻨﺎﻇﺮَﺓ ٍ ﻣﻦ ﻭَﺣﺶ ﻭَﺟْﺮَﺓ َ ﻣُﻄﻔِﻞ
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ﻭﺟﻴﺪ ﻛﺠﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻢ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻔﺎﺣِﺶ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﻲَ ﻧَﺼّﺘْﻪُ ﻭَﻻ ﺑﻤُﻌَﻄَّﻞ
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ﻭَﻓَﺮﻉٍ ﻳَﺰﻳﻦُ ﺍﻟﻤَﺘﻦَ ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩَ ﻓﺎﺣِﻢٍ ﺃَﺛﻴﺚٍ ﻛَﻘِﻨﻮِ ﺍﻟﻨَﺨﻠَﺔِ ﺍﻟﻤُﺘَﻌَﺜﻜِﻞ
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ﻏَﺪﺍﺋِﺮُﻫﺎ ﻣُﺴﺘَﺸﺰِﺭﺍﺕٌ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌُﻼ ﺗَﻀِﻞُّ ﺍﻟﻌِﻘﺎﺹَ ﻓﻲ ﻣُﺜَﻨّﻰً ﻭَﻣُﺮﺳَﻞ
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ﻭﻛﺸﺢ ﻟﻄﻴﻒ ﻛﺎﻟﺠﺪﻳﻞ ﻣﺨﺼﺮ ﻭﺳﺎﻕ ﻛﺄﻧﺒﻮﺏِ ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻲ ﺍﻟﻤُﺬﻟﻞ

ﻭَﺗَﻌْﻄﻮ ﺑﺮﺧَﺺٍ ﻏﻴﺮِ ﺷَﺜْﻦٍ ﻛﺄﻧّﻪُ ﺃﺳﺎﺭﻳﻊُ ﻇﺒﻲ ﺃﻭ ﻣﺴﺎﻭﻳﻚُ ﺇﺳﺤﻞ
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ﺗُﻀﻲﺀ ﺍﻟﻈﻼﻡَ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺸﺎﺀ ﻛﺄﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﺎﺭﺓ ُ ﻣﻤﺴﻰ ﺭﺍﻫﺐ ﻣﺘﺒﺘﻞ

ﻭَﺗُﻀْﺤﻲ ﻓَﺘِﻴﺖُ ﺍﻟﻤِﺴﻚِ ﻓﻮﻕ ﻓﺮﺍﺷﻬﺎ ﻧﺆﻭﻡُ ﺍﻟﻀُّﺤﻰ ﻟﻢ ﺗَﻨْﺘَﻄِﻖْ ﻋﻦ ﺗَﻔﻀُّﻞ
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ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺜﻠﻬﺎ ﻳﺮﻧﻮ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻴﻢُ ﺻﺒﺎﺑﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﺒﻜَﺮّﺕْ ﺑﻴﻦَ ﺩﺭْﻉٍ ﻭﻣِﺠْﻮَﻝ
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ﺗَﺴَﻠَّﺖ ﻋِﻤﺎﻳﺎﺕُ ﺍﻟﺮِﺟﺎﻝِ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺼِﺒﺎ ﻭَﻟَﻴﺲَ ﻓُﺆﺍﺩﻱ ﻋَﻦ ﻫَﻮﺍﻙِ ﺑِﻤُﻨﺴَﻞ
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ﺃﻻ ﺭُﺏّ ﺧَﺼْﻢٍ ﻓﻴﻚِ ﺃﻟْﻮَﻯ ﺭَﺩَﺩﺗُﻪ ﻧﺼﻴﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻌﺬَﺍﻟﻪ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺆﺗﻞ

ﻭﻟﻴﻞ ﻛﻤﻮﺝ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ ﺃﺭﺧﻰ ﺳﺪﻭﻟﻪُ ﻋﻠﻲَّ ﺑﺄﻧﻮﺍﻉ ﺍﻟﻬﻤﻮﻡ ﻟﻴﺒﺘﻠﻲ

ﻓَﻘُﻠْﺖُ ﻟَﻪُ ﻟﻤﺎ ﺗَﻤَﻄّﻰ ﺑﺼﻠﺒﻪ ﻭﺃﺭﺩَﻑ ﺃﻋﺠﺎﺯﺍً ﻭﻧﺎﺀَ ﺑﻜﻠْﻜﻞ
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ﺃﻻ ﺃﻳّﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻠّﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﻄّﻮﻳﻞُ ﺃﻻ ﺍﻧْﺠَﻠﻲ ﺑﺼُﺒْﺢٍ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﻹﺻْﺒﺎﺡَ ﻣِﻨﻚ ﺑﺄﻣﺜَﻞ
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ﻓﻴﺎ ﻟﻚَ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻴﻞْ ﻛﺄﻥَّ ﻧﺠﻮﻣﻪُ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻣﻐﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻞ ﺷﺪﺕ ﺑﻴﺬﺑﻞ
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ﻛﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ ﻋﻠِّﻘﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﺎﻣﻬﺎ ﺑﺄﻣْﺮﺍﺱِ ﻛﺘّﺎﻥٍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺻُﻢّ ﺟَﻨﺪَﻝ
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ﻭَﻗَﺪ ﺃَﻏﺘَﺪﻱ ﻭَﺍﻟﻄَﻴﺮُ ﻓﻲ ﻭُﻛُﻨﺎﺗِﻬﺎ ﺑِﻤُﻨﺠَﺮِﺩٍ ﻗَﻴﺪِ ﺍﻷَﻭﺍﺑِﺪِ ﻫَﻴﻜَﻞ
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ﻣِﻜَﺮٍّ ﻣِﻔَﺮٍّ ﻣُﻘﺒِﻞٍ ﻣُﺪﺑِﺮٍ ﻣَﻌﺎً ﻛَﺠُﻠﻤﻮﺩِ ﺻَﺨﺮٍ ﺣَﻄَّﻪُ ﺍﻟﺴَﻴﻞُ ﻣِﻦ ﻋَﻞ
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ﻛُﻤَﻴﺖٍ ﻳَﺰِﻝُّ ﺍﻟﻠِﺒﺪُ ﻋَﻦ ﺣﺎﻝِ ﻣَﺘﻨِﻪِ ﻛَﻤﺎ ﺯَﻟَّﺖِ ﺍﻟﺼَﻔﻮﺍﺀُ ﺑِﺎﻟﻤُﺘَﻨَﺰَّﻝ
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ﻣﺴﺢٍّ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﺤﺎﺕُ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﻧﻰ ﺃﺛﺮﻥَ ﻏﺒﺎﺭﺍً ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻛﻞ

ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺐِ ﺟﻴَّﺎﺵ ﻛﺄﻥ ﺍﻫﺘﺰﺍﻣﻪُ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺟﺎﺵ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺣﻤﻴُﻪ ﻏَﻠﻲُ ﻣِﺮْﺟﻞ
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ﻳﻄﻴﺮُ ﺍﻟﻐﻼﻡُ ﺍﻟﺨﻒُّ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻬﻮﺍﺗﻪ ﻭَﻳُﻠْﻮﻱ ﺑﺄﺛْﻮﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟﻌَﻨﻴﻒِ ﺍﻟﻤُﺜﻘَّﻞ
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ﺩَﺭﻳﺮٍ ﻛَﺨُﺬْﺭﻭﻑِ ﺍﻟﻮَﻟﻴﺪِ ﺃﻣَﺮّﻩُ ﺗﻘﻠﺐُ ﻛﻔﻴﻪِ ﺑﺨﻴﻂٍ ﻣُﻮﺻﻞ
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ﻟﻪُ ﺃﻳﻄﻼ ﻇﺒﻲٍ ﻭﺳﺎﻗﺎ ﻧﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺇﺭﺧﺎﺀ ﺳﺮﺣﺎﻥٍ ﻭﺗﻘﺮﻳﺐُ ﺗﻨﻔﻞ
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ﻛﺄﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﻴﻦ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﻧﺘﺤﻰ ﻣَﺪﺍﻙَ ﻋَﺮﻭﺱٍ ﺃﻭْ ﺻَﻼﻳﺔ َ ﺣﻨﻈﻞ
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ﻭﺑﺎﺕَ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﺳَﺮْﺟُﻪُ ﻭَﻟﺠﺎﻣُﻪُ ﻭﺑﺎﺕَ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻲ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺎً ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺮﺳﻞ

ﻓﻌﻦَّ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺳﺮﺏٌ ﻛﺄﻥَّ ﻧﻌﺎﺟَﻪ ﻋَﺬﺍﺭَﻯ ﺩَﻭﺍﺭٍ ﻓﻲ ﻣُﻼﺀٍ ﻣُﺬَﻳَّﻞ
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ﻓﺄﺩﺑﺮﻥَ ﻛﺎﻟﺠﺰﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺼﻞ ﺑﻴﻨﻪ ﺑﺠﻴﺪِ ﻣُﻌَﻢٍّ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌَﺸﻴﺮَﺓ ِ ﻣُﺨْﻮَﻝ
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ﻓﺄﻟﺤَﻘَﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻬﺎﺩِﻳﺎﺕِ ﻭَﺩُﻭﻧَﻪُ ﺟﻮﺍﺣِﺮﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺮﺓ ٍ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺰﻳَّﻞ

ﻓَﻌﺎﺩﻯ ﻋِﺪﺍﺀً ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺛَﻮْﺭٍ ﻭَﻧَﻌْﺠَﺔ ٍ ﺩِﺭﺍﻛﺎً ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳَﻨْﻀَﺢْ ﺑﻤﺎﺀٍ ﻓﻴُﻐﺴَﻞ
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ﻭﻇﻞّ ﻃُﻬﺎﺓ ُ ﺍﻟﻠّﺤﻢِ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦِ ﻣُﻨْﻀِﺞٍ ﺻَﻔﻴﻒَ ﺷِﻮﺍﺀٍ ﺃﻭْ ﻗَﺪﻳﺮٍ ﻣُﻌَﺠَّﻞ
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ﻭﺭُﺣﻨﺎ ﺭﺍﺡَ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻑُ ﻳﻨﻔﺾ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻣﺘﻰ ﻣﺎ ﺗَﺮَﻕَّ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻦُ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺗَﺴَﻔَّل
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ﻛﺄﻥَّ ﺩﻣﺎﺀَ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺩﻳﺎﺕِ ﺑﻨﺤﺮﻩ ﻋُﺼﺎﺭﺓ ُ ﺣِﻨّﺎﺀٍ ﺑﺸَﻴْﺐٍ ﻣُﺮْﺟّﻞ
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ﻭﺃﻧﺖَ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺑﺮﺗُﻪ ﺳﺪَّ ﻓﺮﺟﻪ ﺑﻀﺎﻑ ﻓﻮﻳﻖ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺄﻋﺰل

ﺃﺣﺎﺭ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺑﺮﻗﺎً ﺃﺭﻳﻚ ﻭﻣﻴﻀﻪ ﻛﻠﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦِ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺒﻲ ﻣُﻜﻠﻞ

ﻳُﻀﻲﺀُ ﺳَﻨﺎﻩُ ﺃﻭْ ﻣَﺼَﺎﺑﻴﺢُ ﺭﺍﻫِﺐٍ ﺃﻫﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻴﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺬَّﺑﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘّ

ﻗﻌﺪﺕ ﻟﻪ ﻭﺻﺤﻴﺒﺘﻲ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺣﺎﻣﺮ ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻛﺎﻡ ﺑﻌﺪﻡ ﻣﺘﺄﻣﻞ

ﻭﺃﺿﺤﻰ ﻳﺴﺢُّ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ﻋﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻓﻴﻘﺔ ﻳﻜﺐُّ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺫﻗﺎﻥ ﺩﻭﺡَ ﺍﻟﻜﻨﻬﺒﻞ

ﻭﺗﻴﻤﺎﺀَ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﺮُﻙ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺟِﺬﻉ ﻧﺨﻠﺔ ﻭَﻻ ﺃُﻃُﻤﺎً ﺇﻻ ﻣَﺸﻴﺪﺍً ﺑﺠَﻨْﺪَﻝ
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ﻛﺄﻥ ﺫﺭﻯ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻴﻤﺮ ﻏﺪﻭﺓ ً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻴﻞِ ﻭَﺍﻷﻏْﺜﺎﺀ ﻓَﻠﻜﺔ ُ ﻣِﻐﺰَﻝ
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ﻛﺄﻥَّ ﺃﺑﺎﻧﺎً ﻓﻲ ﺃﻓﺎﻧﻴﻦِ ﻭﺩﻗﻪِ ﻛَﺒﻴﺮُ ﺃُﻧﺎﺱٍ ﻓﻲ ﺑِﺠﺎﺩٍ ﻣُﺰَﻣَّﻞ
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ﻭَﺃﻟْﻘﻰ ﺑﺼَﺤْﺮﺍﺀِ ﺍﻟﻐَﺒﻴﻂِ ﺑَﻌﺎﻋَﻪُ ﻧﺰﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻮَّﻝ

ﻛَﺄَﻥَّ ﺳِﺒﺎﻋﺎً ﻓﻴﻪِ ﻏَﺮﻗﻰ ﻏُﺪَﻳَّﺔً ﺑِﺄَﺭﺟﺎﺋِﻪِ ﺍﻟﻘُﺼﻮﻯ ﺃَﻧﺎﺑﻴﺶُ ﻋَﻨﺼُﻞ
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ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗَﻄَﻦٍ ﺑﺎﻟﺸَّﻴْﻢِ ﺃﻳْﻤَﻦُ ﺻَﻮْﺑﻪِ ﻭَﺃﻳْﺴَﺮُﻩُ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴّﺘﺎﺭِ ﻓَﻴَﺬْﺑُﻞ
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ﻭَﺃَﻟﻘﻰ ﺑِﺒَﻴﺴﺎﻥَ ﻣَﻊَ ﺍﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﺑَﺮﻛَﻪُ ﻓَﺄَﻧﺰَﻝَ ﻣِﻨﻪُ ﺍﻟﻌَﺼﻢَ ﻣِﻦ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻣَﻨﺰِﻝ