ﺧــﻨﺎﻓـﺲُ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺗﺠـﺮى فى ﺃﻋِﻨَّﺘِﻬـﺎ
ﻭﺳـﺎﺑـﺢُ ﺍﻟﺨــﻴـﻞِ ﻣﺮﺑـﻮﻁٌ ﺇﻟـﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﺗﺪِ
ﻭﺃﻛـﺮﻡُ ﺍﻷُﺳْﺪِ ﻣﺤﺒـﻮﺱٌ ﻭﻣُﻀﻄﻬـﺪٌ
ﻭﺃﺣﻘـﺮُ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺩِ ﻳﺴﻌﻰ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻀﻄﻬـﺪِ
ﻭﺃﺗﻔﻪُ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱِ يقضى فى ﻣﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢْ
ﺣُﻜﻢَ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻳﺒﻀﺔِ ﺍﻟﻤﺬﻛﻮﺭِ فى ﺍﻟﺴﻨَﺪِ
ﻓﻜـﻢ ﺷـﺠﺎﻉٍ ﺃﺿــﺎﻉَ ﺍﻟﻨـﺎﺱُ ﻫﻴـﺒـﺘـَﻪُ
ﻭﻛـﻢْ ﺟﺒــﺎﻥٍ ﻣُﻬـﺎﺏٍ ﻫـﻴـﺒــﺔَ ﺍﻷﺳـَﺪِ
ﻭﻛـﻢ ﻓﺼـﻴــﺢٍ ﺃﻣــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺠـﻬـﻞُ ﺣُﺠّـَﺘـَﻪُ
ﻭﻛـﻢ ﺻـﻔـﻴـﻖٍ ﻟﻪُ ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎﻉُ فى ﺭَﻏَﺪِ
ﻭﻛـﻢ ﻛـﺮﻳـﻢٍ ﻏـﺪﺍ فى ﻏﻴـﺮِ ﻣﻮﺿﻌــﻪِ
ﻭﻛـﻢ ﻭﺿـﻴــﻊٍ ﻏـﺪﺍ فـى ﺃﺭﻓـﻊِ ﺍﻟﺠُﺪَﺩِ
ﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﺰﻣـﺎﻥُ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥِ ﻭاﻧﻘﻠﺒَـﺖْ
ﻛــﻞُّ ﺍﻟﻤـﻮﺍﺯﻳـﻦ ﻭاﺧـﺘـﻠَّــﺖْ ﺑﻤُﺴـﺘـﻨﺪِ