ﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻲ ﺭﺑﻲ ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﺤﻴﻴﺖ ﺗﻌﺼﻴﻨﻲ
ﻭﺗﺨﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ ﻋﻦ ﺧَﻠﻘﻲ ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻌﺼﻴﺎﻥ ﺗﺄﺗﻴﻨﻲ
ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﺃُﺟﻴﺐ ﻳﺎ ﻭﻳﺤﻲ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺫﺍ ﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﺤﻤﻴﻨﻲ
ﺃُﺳﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﻔــﺲ ﺑﺎﻵﻣـﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﻦٍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﻴﻨﻲ
ﻭﺃﻧﺴﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺗﻜﻔﻴﻨﻲ
ﻛﺄﻧﻲ ﻗﺪ ﺿَﻤﻨﺖُ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺶ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﺄﺗﻴﻨﻰ
ﻭﺟﺎﺀﺕ ﺳﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻴﺤﻤﻴﻨﻲ
ﻧﻈﺮﺕُ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻮُﺟﻮﻩِ ﺃﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻨُﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻴﻔﺪﻳﻨﻲ
ﺳﺄُﺳﺌَﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﺪﻣﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺩﻧﻴﺎﻱ ﻳﻨﺠﻴﻨﻲ
ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺎ ﻓﺮﻃﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺩﻳﻨﻲ
ﻭﻳﺎ ﻭﻳﺤﻲ ﺃﻟـﻢ ﺃﺳﻤﻊ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻳﺪﻋﻮﻧﻲ
ﺃﻟـﻢ ﺃﺳﻤﻊ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺟَﺎﺀ ﻓِﻲ ﻗَﺎﻑٍ ﻭﻳﺎﺳﻴﻦِ
ﺃﻟﻢ ﺃﺳﻤﻊ ﺑﻴﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﺸﺮ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻊ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ
ﺃﻟـﻢ ﺃﺳﻤﻊ ﻣُﻨﺎﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﺪﻋﻮﻧﻲ ﻳﻨﺎﺩﻳﻲ
ﻓﻴﺎ ﺭﺑــــﺎﻩ ﻋﺒﺪٌ ﺗــﺎﺋﺐٌ ﻣﻦ ﺫﺍ ﺳﻴﺆﻭﻳﻨﻲ
ﺳِﻮﻯ ﺭﺏٍ ﻏﻔﻮﺭٍ ﻭﺍﺳﻊٍ ﻟﻠﺤﻖِ ﻳﻬﺪﻳﻴﻨﻲ
ﺃﺗﻴﺖُ ﺇﻟﻴﻚَ ﻓﺎﺭﺣﻤﻨﻲ ﻭﺛﻘِﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮﺍﺯﻳﻨﻲ
ﻭﺧﻔﻒ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺰﺍﺋﻲ ﺍﻧﺖ ﺍﺭﺟﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺠﺎﺯﻳﻨﻲ