لا                     تَعذَلِيه                     فَإِنَّ                      العَذلَ                      يُولِعُهُقَد                قَلتِ                حَقاً                وَلَكِن                لَيسَ                يَسمَعُهُ

جاوَزتِ              فِي              لَومهُ               حَداًط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َضَرَّبِهِمِن          حَيثَ           قَدرتِط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َنَّ           اللَومَ           يَنفَعُهُ

فَاستَعمِلِي                   الرِفق                    فِي                    تَأِنِيبِهِ                    بَدَلاًمِنط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َذلِهِ         فَهُوَ         مُضنى          القَلبِ          مُوجعُهُ

قَد                   كانَ                   مُضطَلَعاً                    بِالخَطبِ                    يَحمِلُهُفَضُيَّقَت                    بِخُطُوبِ                    المَهرِط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َضلُعُهُ

يَكفِيهِ          مِن           لَوعَةِ           التَشتِيتِط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َنَّ           لَهُمِنَ                 النَوى                 كُلَّ                 يَومٍ                 ما                 يُروعُهُ

ماط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬بَ           مِن           سَفَرٍ            إِلّا            وَأَزعَجَهُرَأيُ                     إِلى                     سَفَرٍ                     بِالعَزمِ                     يَزمَعُهُ

كَأَنَّما                     هُوَ                      فِي                      حِلِّ                      وَمُرتحلٍمُوَكَّلٍ                             بِفَضاءِ                             اللَهِ                              يَذرَعُهُ

إِنَّ          الزَمانَط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َراهُ          في           الرَحِيلِ           غِنىًوَلَو          إِلى          السَدّط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َضحى          وَهُوَ          يُزمَعُهُ

تأبى              المطامعُ               إلاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬ن               تُجَشّمهللرزق                     كداً                     وكم                     ممن                     يودعُهُ

وَما                            مُجاهَدَةُ                            الإِنسانِ                            تَوصِلُهُرزقَاً                           وَلادَعَةُ                            الإِنسانِ                            تَقطَعُهُ

قَد          وَزَّط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬اللَهُ           بَينَ           الخَلقِ           رزقَهُمُلَم                يَخلُق                اللَهُ                 مِن                 خَلقٍ                 يُضَيِّعُهُ

لَكِنَّهُم                    كُلِّفُوا                    حِرصاً                    فلَستَ                    تَرىمُستَرزِقاً                          وَسِوى                          الغاياتِ                           تُقنُعُهُ

وَالحِرصُ             في             الرِزاقِ              وَالأَرزاقِ              قَد              قُسِمَتبَغِيُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َلّا           إِنَّ           بَغيَ           المَرءِ            يَصرَعُهُ

وَالدهرُ      يُعط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬طِي       الفَتى       مِن       حَيثُ       يَمنَعُهإِرثاً                    وَيَمنَعُهُ                     مِن                     حَيثِ                     يُطمِعُهُ

اِستَودِعُ                اللَهَ                فِي                بَغدادَ                لِي                 قَمَراًبِالكَرخِ                    مِن                    فَلَكِ                    الأَزرارَ                    مَطلَعُهُ

وَدَّعتُهُ                             وَبوُدّي                             لَو                             يُوَدِّعُنِيصَفوَ               الحَياةِ                وَأَنّي                لاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َودعُهُ

وَكَم               تَشبَّثَ               بي                يَومَ                الرَحيلِ                ضُحَىًوَأَدمُعِي                                          مُستَهِلّاتٍ                                          وَأَدمُعُهُ

لاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َكُذبُ          اللَهَ          ثوبُ          الصَبرِ          مُنخَرقٌعَنّي                         بِفُرقَتِهِ                         لَكِنط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َرَقِّعُهُ

إِنّيط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َوَسِّعُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬ُذري    فِي    جَنايَتِهِبِالبينِط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬ِنهُ               وَجُرمي               لا                يُوَسِّعُهُ

رُزِقتُ             مُلكاً             فَلَمط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َحسِن             سِياسَتَهُوَكُلُّ                مَن                لا                يُسُوسُ                المُلكَ                يَخلَعُهُ

وَمَن                غَدا                لابِساً                 ثَوبَ                 النَعِيم                 بِلاشَكرٍط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َلَيهِ               فَإِنَّ                اللَهَ                يَنزَعُهُ

اِعتَضتُ               مِن               وَجهِ                خِلّي                بَعدَ                فُرقَتِهِكَأساًط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َجَرَّعُ   مِنها   ماط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َجَرَّعُهُ

كَم             قائِلٍ             لِي             ذُقتُ              البَينَ              قُلتُ              لَهُالذَنبُ              وَاللَهِ               ذَنبي               لَستُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َدفَعُهُ

أَلاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َقمتَ فَكانَ  الرُشدُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َجمَعُهُلَوط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َنَّنِي           يَومَ           بانَ           الرُشدُ            اتبَعُهُ

إِنّي                        لَأَقطَعُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬يّامِي                        وَأنفِنُهابِحَسرَةٍ                    مِنهُ                     فِي                     قَلبِي                     تُقَطِّعُهُ

بِمَن                 إِذا                 هَجَعَ                  النُوّامُ                  بِتُّ                  لَهُبِلَوعَةٍ               مِنهُ               لَيلى               لَستُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َهجَعُهُ

لا                    يَطمِئنُّ                     لِجَنبي                     مَضجَعُ                     وَكَذالا                يَطمَئِنُّ                 لَهُ                 مُذ                 بِنتُ                 مَضجَعُهُ

ما كُنتُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َحسَبُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َنَّ المَهرَ يَفجَعُنِيبِهِ           وَلاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َنّض           بِي            الأَيّامَ            تَفجعُهُ

حَتّى                جَرى                البَينُ                 فِيما                 بَينَنا                 بِيَدٍعَسراءَ                           تَمنَعُنِي                           حَظّي                            وَتَمنَعُهُ

قَد            كُنتُ            مِن            رَيبِ             مَهرِي             جازِعاً             فَرِقاًفَلَمط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َوقَّ الَّذي  قَد  كُنتُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َجزَعُهُ

بِاللَهِ               يا               مَنزِلَ                العَيشِ                الَّذي                دَرَستآثارُهُ                وَعَفَت                مُذ                بِنتُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َربُعُهُ

هَل                     الزَمانُ                     مَعِيدُ                      فِيكَ                      لَذَّتُناأَم              اللَيالِي               الَّتيط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َمضَتهُ               تُرجِعُهُ

فِي          ذِمَّةِ          اللَهِ          مِنط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َصبَحَت           مَنزلَهُوَجادَ               غَيثٌط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َلى               مَغناكَ               يُمرِعُهُ

مَنط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬ِندَهُ    لِيط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َهدُ    لا    يُضيّعُهُكَما  لَهُط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َهدُ  صِداقٍ   لاط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬ُضَيِّعُهُ

وَمَن                     يُصَدِّعُ                     قَلبي                     ذِكرَهُ                      وَإِذاجَرىط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َلى              قَلبِهِ               ذِكري               يُصَدِّعُهُ

لَأَصبِرَنَّ                             لِمَهرٍ                              لا                              يُمَتِّعُنِيبِهِ                 وَلا                  بِيَ                  فِي                  حالٍ                  يُمَتِّعُهُ

عِلماً                   بِأَنَّ                   اِصطِباري                    مُعقِبُ                    فَرَجاًفَأَضيَقُ              الأَمرِ              إِن              فَكَّرتَط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َوسَعُهُ

عَسى             اللَيالي             الَّتيط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َضنَت             بِفُرقَتَناجِسمي                          سَتَجمَعُنِي                          يَوماً                           وَتَجمَعُهُ

وَإِن                 تُغِلُّط·آ·ط¢آ¸ط£آ¢أ¢â‚¬ع‘ط¢آ¬َحَدَاً                 مِنّا                 مَنيَّتَهُفَما                     الَّذي                     بِقَضاءِ                     اللَهِ                     يَصنَعُهُ