ﺧﻨﺎﻓﺲُ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺗﺠـﺮﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻋِﻨَّﺘِﻬﺎ * * *
ﻭﺳـﺎﺑﺢُ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻞ ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻁٌ ﺇﻟﻰﺍﻟﻮﺗـﺪ
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ﻭﺃﻛﺮﻡُ ﺍﻷُﺳْﺪِ ﻣﺤﺒـﻮﺱٌ ﻭﻣُﻀﻄﻬﺪٌ * * *
ﻭﺃﺣﻘﺮُ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺩِ ﻳﺴﻌﻰ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻀﻄﻬـﺪ
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ﻭﺃﺗﻔﻪُ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﻘﻀﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢْ * * *
ﺣﻜﻢَ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻳﺒﻀـﺔِ ﺍﻟﻤﺬﻛﻮﺭِ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻨَﺪ
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ﻓﻜﻢ ﺷﺠﺎﻉٍ ﺃﺿـﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱُ ﻫﻴﺒﺘَﻪُ * * *
ﻭﻛﻢْ ﺟﺒﺎﻥٍ ﻣُﻬـﺎﺏٍ ﻫﻴﺒـﺔَ ﺍﻷﺳَﺪ
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ﻭﻛﻢ ﻓﺼﻴﺢٍ ﺃﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺠﻬﻞُ ﺣُﺠَّﺘَﻪُ * * *
ﻭﻛﻢ ﺻﻔﻴﻖٍ ﻟﻬُﺎﻷﺳـﻤﺎﻉُ ﻓﻲ ﺭَﻏَﺪ
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ﻭﻛﻢ ﻛﺮﻳﻢٍ ﻏﺪﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻮﺿﻌـﻪِ * * *
ﻭﻛﻢ ﻭﺿﻴﻊٍ ﻏﺪﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺭﻓﻊِ ﺍﻟﺠُــﺪَﺩ
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ﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻧﻘﻠﺒَﺖْ * * * 
ﻛﻞُّ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺯﻳﻦ ﻭﺍﺧﺘﻠَّـﺖْ ﺑﻤُﺴــﺘﻨﺪ
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