ﻟَﻴْﺲَ ﺍﻟﻐَﺮﻳﺐُ ﻏَﺮﻳﺐَ
ﺍﻟﺸَّﺎﻡِ ﻭﺍﻟﻴَﻤَﻦِ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻐَﺮﻳﺐَ ﻏَﺮﻳﺐُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﺤﺪِ
ﻭﺍﻟﻜَﻔَﻦِ
ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻐَﺮﻳِﺐَ ﻟَﻪُ ﺣَﻖٌّ ﻟِﻐُﺮْﺑَﺘـِﻪِ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟْﻤُﻘﻴﻤﻴﻦَ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷَﻭﻃــﺎﻥِ ﻭﺍﻟﺴَّﻜَﻦِ
ﺳَﻔَﺮﻱ ﺑَﻌﻴﺪٌ ﻭَﺯﺍﺩﻱ ﻟَﻦْ ﻳُﺒَﻠِّﻐَﻨـﻲ ﻭَﻗُﻮَّﺗﻲ
ﺿَﻌُﻔَﺖْ ﻭﺍﻟﻤـﻮﺕُ ﻳَﻄﻠُﺒُﻨـﻲ
ﻭَﻟﻲ ﺑَﻘﺎﻳــﺎ ﺫُﻧﻮﺏٍ ﻟَﺴْﺖُ ﺃَﻋْﻠَﻤُﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻳَﻌْﻠَﻤُﻬــﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺮِ ﻭﺍﻟﻌَﻠَﻦِ
ﻣـَﺎ ﺃَﺣْﻠَﻢَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻋَﻨﻲ ﺣَﻴْﺚُ ﺃَﻣْﻬَﻠَﻨﻲ ﻭﻗَﺪْ
ﺗَﻤـﺎﺩَﻳْﺖُ ﻓﻲ ﺫَﻧْﺒﻲ ﻭﻳَﺴْﺘُﺮُﻧِﻲ
ﺗَﻤُﺮُّ ﺳـﺎﻋـﺎﺕُ ﺃَﻳّـَﺎﻣﻲ ﺑِﻼ ﻧَﺪَﻡٍ ﻭﻻ ﺑُﻜﺎﺀٍ
ﻭَﻻ ﺧَـﻮْﻑٍ ﻭﻻ ﺣـَﺰَﻥِ
ﺃَﻧَـﺎ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺃُﻏْﻠِﻖُ ﺍﻷَﺑْﻮﺍﺏَ ﻣُﺠْﺘَﻬِﺪﺍً ﻋَﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻِﻲ ﻭَﻋَﻴْﻦُ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻨْﻈُﺮُﻧـﻲ
ﻳَـﺎ ﺯَﻟَّﺔً ﻛُﺘِﺒَﺖْ ﻓﻲ ﻏَﻔْﻠَﺔٍ ﺫَﻫَﺒَﺖْ ﻳَـﺎ
ﺣَﺴْﺮَﺓً ﺑَﻘِﻴَﺖْ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘَﻠﺐِ ﺗُﺤْﺮِﻗُﻨﻲ
ﺩَﻋْﻨﻲ ﺃَﻧُﻮﺡُ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﻧَﻔْﺴﻲ ﻭَﺃَﻧْﺪِﺑُـﻬـﺎ
ﻭَﺃَﻗْﻄَﻊُ ﺍﻟﺪَّﻫْﺮَ ﺑِﺎﻟﺘَّﺬْﻛِﻴـﺮِ ﻭَﺍﻟﺤَﺰَﻥِ
ﻛَﺄَﻧَّﻨﻲ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻷَﻫﻞِ ﻣُﻨﻄَﺮِﺣــَﺎً ﻋَﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻔِﺮﺍﺵِ ﻭَﺃَﻳْﺪﻳﻬِﻢْ ﺗُﻘَﻠِّﺒُﻨــﻲ
ﻭَﻗﺪ ﺃَﺗَﻮْﺍ ﺑِﻄَﺒﻴﺐٍ ﻛَـﻲْ ﻳُﻌﺎﻟِﺠَﻨـﻲ ﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﺃَﺭَ
ﺍﻟﻄِّﺐَّ ﻫـﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻴـﻮﻡَ ﻳَﻨْﻔَﻌُﻨﻲ
ﻭﺍﺷَﺘﺪ ﻧَﺰْﻋِﻲ ﻭَﺻَﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻤَﻮﺕُ ﻳَﺠْﺬِﺑُـﻬﺎ ﻣِﻦ
ﻛُﻞِّ ﻋِﺮْﻕٍ ﺑِﻼ ﺭِﻓﻖٍ ﻭﻻ ﻫَﻮَﻥِ
ﻭﺍﺳﺘَﺨْﺮَﺝَ ﺍﻟﺮُّﻭﺡَ ﻣِﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺗَﻐَﺮْﻏُﺮِﻫﺎ
ﻭﺻـَﺎﺭَ ﺭِﻳﻘﻲ ﻣَﺮﻳﺮﺍً ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻏَﺮْﻏَﺮَﻧﻲ
ﻭَﻏَﻤَّﻀُﻮﻧﻲ ﻭَﺭﺍﺡَ ﺍﻟﻜُﻞُّ ﻭﺍﻧْﺼَﺮَﻓﻮﺍ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ
ﺍﻹِﻳﺎﺱِ ﻭَﺟَﺪُّﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺷِﺮَﺍ ﺍﻟﻜَﻔَﻦِ
ﻭَﻗـﺎﻡَ ﻣَﻦْ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﺣِﺐَّ ﻟﻨّﺎﺱِ ﻓﻲ ﻋَﺠَﻞٍ
ﻧَﺤْﻮَ ﺍﻟﻤُﻐَﺴِّﻞِ ﻳَﺄْﺗﻴﻨـﻲ ﻳُﻐَﺴِّﻠُﻨــﻲ
ﻭَﻗــﺎﻝَ ﻳـﺎ ﻗَﻮْﻡِ ﻧَﺒْﻐِﻲ ﻏﺎﺳِﻼً ﺣَﺬِﻗﺎً ﺣُﺮﺍً
ﺃَﺭِﻳﺒﺎً ﻟَﺒِﻴﺒـﺎً ﻋَﺎﺭِﻓـﺎً ﻓَﻄِﻦِ
ﻓَﺠــﺎﺀَﻧﻲ ﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﻓَﺠَﺮَّﺩَﻧﻲ ﻣِﻦَ
ﺍﻟﺜِّﻴــﺎﺏِ ﻭَ ﺃَﻋْﺮَﺍﻧﻲ ﻭ ﺃَﻓْﺮَﺩَﻧﻲ
ﻭَﺃَﻭْﺩَﻋﻮﻧﻲ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺍﻷَﻟْﻮﺍﺡِ ﻣُﻨْﻄَﺮِﺣـﺎً ﻭَﺻـَﺎﺭَ
ﻓَﻮْﻗﻲ ﺧَﺮِﻳﺮُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀِ ﻳَﻨْﻈِﻔُﻨﻲ
ﻭَﺃَﺳْﻜَﺐَ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻓَﻮﻗﻲ ﻭَﻏَﺴَّﻠَﻨﻲ
ﻏُﺴْﻼً ﺛَﻼﺛﺎً ﻭَﻧَﺎﺩَﻯ ﺍﻟﻘَﻮْﻡَ ﺑِﺎﻟﻜَﻔَﻦِ
ﻭَﺃَﻟْﺒَﺴُﻮﻧﻲ ﺛِﻴﺎﺑـﺎً ﻻ ﻛِﻤﺎﻡَ ﻟﻬـﺎ ﻭَﺻﺎﺭَ
ﺯَﺍﺩﻱ ﺣَﻨُﻮﻃِﻲ ﺣﻴـﻦَ ﺣَﻨَّﻄَﻨﻲ
ﻭﺃَﺧْﺮَﺟﻮﻧﻲ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺪُّﻧﻴـﺎ ﻓَﻮﺍ ﺃَﺳَﻔﺎً ﻋَﻠﻰ
ﺭَﺣِﻴـﻞٍ ﺑِﻼ ﺯﺍﺩٍ ﻳُﺒَﻠِّﻐُﻨـﻲ
ﻭَﺣَﻤَّﻠﻮﻧﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷْﻛﺘـﺎﻑِ ﺃَﺭﺑَﻌَﺔٌ ﻣِﻦَ
ﺍﻟﺮِّﺟـﺎﻝِ ﻭَﺧَﻠْﻔِﻲ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺸَﻴِّﻌُﻨﻲ
ﻭَﻗَﺪَّﻣﻮﻧﻲ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﺍﺏِ ﻭﺍﻧﺼَﺮَﻓﻮﺍ
ﺧَﻠْﻒَ ﺍﻹِﻣـَﺎﻡِ ﻓَﺼَﻠَّﻰ ﺛـﻢّ ﻭَﺩَّﻋَﻨﻲ
ﺻَﻠَّﻮْﺍ ﻋَﻠَﻲَّ ﺻَﻼﺓً ﻻ ﺭُﻛﻮﻉَ ﻟﻬـﺎ ﻭﻻ
ﺳُﺠـﻮﺩَ ﻟَﻌَﻞَّ ﺍﻟﻠـﻪَ ﻳَﺮْﺣَﻤُﻨﻲ
ﻭَﺃَﻧْﺰَﻟﻮﻧﻲ ﺇﻟـﻰ ﻗَﺒﺮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣَﻬَﻞٍ ﻭَﻗَﺪَّﻣُﻮﺍ
ﻭﺍﺣِﺪﺍً ﻣِﻨﻬـﻢ ﻳُﻠَﺤِّﺪُﻧـﻲ
ﻭَﻛَﺸَّﻒَ ﺍﻟﺜّﻮْﺏَ ﻋَﻦ ﻭَﺟْﻬﻲ ﻟِﻴَﻨْﻈُﺮَﻧﻲ
ﻭَﺃَﺳْﻜَﺐَ ﺍﻟﺪَّﻣْﻊَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋَﻴْﻨﻴﻪِ ﺃَﻏْﺮَﻗَﻨﻲ
ﻓَﻘﺎﻡَ ﻣُﺤﺘَﺮِﻣــﺎً ﺑِﺎﻟﻌَﺰﻡِ ﻣُﺸْﺘَﻤِﻼً ﻭَﺻَﻔَّﻒَ
ﺍﻟﻠَّﺒِﻦَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻓَﻮْﻗِﻲ ﻭﻓـﺎﺭَﻗَﻨﻲ
ﻭﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻫُﻠُّﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺘُّﺮْﺏَ ﻭﺍﻏْﺘَﻨِﻤﻮﺍ ﺣُﺴْﻦَ
ﺍﻟﺜَّﻮﺍﺏِ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣﻤﻦِ ﺫِﻱ ﺍﻟﻤِﻨَﻦِ
ﻓﻲ ﻇُﻠْﻤَﺔِ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﺮِ ﻻ ﺃُﻡٌّ ﻫﻨــﺎﻙ ﻭﻻ ﺃَﺏٌ
ﺷَﻔـﻴﻖٌ ﻭﻻ ﺃَﺥٌ ﻳُﺆَﻧِّﺴُﻨــﻲ
ﻓَﺮِﻳﺪٌ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪُ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﺮِ، ﻳــﺎ ﺃَﺳَﻔـﺎً ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔِﺮﺍﻕِ
ﺑِﻼ ﻋَﻤَﻞٍ ﻳُﺰَﻭِّﺩُﻧـﻲ
ﻭَﻫﺎﻟَﻨﻲ ﺻُﻮﺭَﺓً ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻦِ ﺇِﺫْ ﻧَﻈَﺮَﺕْ ﻣِﻦْ
ﻫَﻮْﻝِ ﻣَﻄْﻠَﻊِ ﻣﺎ ﻗَﺪْ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃَﺩﻫَﺸَﻨﻲ
ﻣِﻦْ ﻣُﻨﻜَﺮٍ ﻭﻧﻜﻴﺮٍ ﻣـﺎ ﺃَﻗﻮﻝُ ﻟﻬﻢ ﻗَﺪْ
ﻫــَﺎﻟَﻨﻲ ﺃَﻣْﺮُﻫُﻢْ ﺟِﺪﺍً ﻓَﺄَﻓْﺰَﻋَﻨﻲ
ﻭَﺃَﻗْﻌَﺪﻭﻧﻲ ﻭَﺟَﺪُّﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺳُﺆﺍﻟِﻬـِﻢُ ﻣَـﺎﻟِﻲ
ﺳِﻮَﺍﻙَ ﺇِﻟﻬـﻲ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺨَﻠِّﺼُﻨِﻲ
ﻓَﺎﻣْﻨُﻦْ ﻋَﻠَﻲَّ ﺑِﻌَﻔْﻮٍ ﻣِﻨﻚ ﻳــﺎ ﺃَﻣَﻠﻲ ﻓَﺈِﻧَّﻨﻲ
ﻣُﻮﺛَﻖٌ ﺑِﺎﻟﺬَّﻧْﺐِ ﻣُﺮْﺗَﻬــَﻦِ
ﺗَﻘﺎﺳﻢَ ﺍﻷﻫْﻞُ ﻣﺎﻟﻲ ﺑﻌﺪﻣﺎ ﺍﻧْﺼَﺮَﻓُﻮﺍ
ﻭَﺻَﺎﺭَ ﻭِﺯْﺭِﻱ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﻇَﻬْﺮِﻱ ﻓَﺄَﺛْﻘَﻠَﻨﻲ
ﻭﺍﺳﺘَﺒْﺪَﻟَﺖْ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺘﻲ ﺑَﻌْﻼً ﻟﻬـﺎ ﺑَﺪَﻟﻲ
ﻭَﺣَﻜَّﻤَﺘْﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻷَﻣْﻮَﺍﻝِ ﻭﺍﻟﺴَّﻜَـﻦِ
ﻭَﺻَﻴَّﺮَﺕْ ﻭَﻟَﺪﻱ ﻋَﺒْﺪﺍً ﻟِﻴَﺨْﺪُﻣَﻬــﺎ ﻭَﺻَﺎﺭَ
ﻣَـﺎﻟﻲ ﻟﻬﻢ ﺣـِﻼً ﺑِﻼ ﺛَﻤَﻦِ
ﻓَﻼ ﺗَﻐُﺮَّﻧَّﻚَ ﺍﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴــﺎ ﻭَﺯِﻳﻨَﺘُﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻧْﻈُﺮْ ﺇﻟﻰ
ﻓِﻌْﻠِﻬــﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷَﻫْﻞِ ﻭﺍﻟﻮَﻃَﻦِ
ﻭﺍﻧْﻈُﺮْ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﻣَﻦْ ﺣَﻮَﻯ ﺍﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴﺎ ﺑِﺄَﺟْﻤَﻌِﻬﺎ
ﻫَﻞْ ﺭَﺍﺡَ ﻣِﻨْﻬﺎ ﺑِﻐَﻴْﺮِ ﺍﻟﺤَﻨْﻂِ ﻭﺍﻟﻜَﻔَﻦِ
ﺧُﺬِ ﺍﻟﻘَﻨـَﺎﻋَﺔَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺩُﻧْﻴَﺎﻙ ﻭﺍﺭْﺽَ ﺑِﻬﺎ ﻟَﻮْ ﻟﻢ
ﻳَﻜُﻦْ ﻟَﻚَ ﺇِﻻ ﺭَﺍﺣَﺔُ ﺍﻟﺒَﺪَﻥِ
ﻳَـﺎ ﺯَﺍﺭِﻉَ ﺍﻟﺨَﻴْﺮِ ﺗﺤﺼُﺪْ ﺑَﻌْﺪَﻩُ ﺛَﻤَﺮﺍً ﻳَﺎ
ﺯَﺍﺭِﻉَ ﺍﻟﺸَّﺮِّ ﻣَﻮْﻗُﻮﻑٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟﻮَﻫَﻦِ
ﻳـَﺎ ﻧَﻔْﺲُ ﻛُﻔِّﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﻌِﺼْﻴﺎﻥِ ﻭﺍﻛْﺘَﺴِﺒِﻲ
ﻓِﻌْﻼً ﺟﻤﻴﻼً ﻟَﻌَﻞَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻳَﺮﺣَﻤُﻨﻲ
ﻳَﺎ ﻧَﻔْﺲُ ﻭَﻳْﺤَﻚِ ﺗُﻮﺑﻲ ﻭﺍﻋﻤَﻠِﻲ ﺣَﺴَﻨﺎً
ﻋَﺴﻰ ﺗُﺠﺎﺯَﻳْﻦَ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕِ ﺑِﺎﻟﺤَﺴَﻦِ
ﺛﻢَّ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓُ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺨﺘـﺎﺭِ ﺳَﻴِّﺪِﻧـﺎ ﻣَﺎ
ﻭَﺻَّـﺎ ﺍﻟﺒَﺮْﻕَ ﻓﻲ ﺷَّﺎﻡٍ ﻭﻓﻲ ﻳَﻤَﻦِ
ﻭﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪُ ﻟﻠﻪ ﻣُﻤْﺴِﻴﻨَـﺎ ﻭَﻣُﺼْﺒِﺤِﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟﺨَﻴْﺮِ
ﻭﺍﻟﻌَﻔْﻮْ ﻭﺍﻹِﺣْﺴــﺎﻥِ ﻭَﺍﻟﻤِﻨَﻦ