ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻣﺘﺄﺧﺮﺍ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻧﺎﺷﺌﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺣﻜﻤﺖ ﻭﻃﺌﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻗﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺋﻤﻴﻦ ﻭﻻ ﺻﻮﺕ ﻳﺴﻤﻊ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻫﻤﺲ ﻟﺨﺸﺨﺸﺎﺕ ﻓﺌﺮﺍﻥ ﺗﺘﺼﺎﺭﻉ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻗﻄﻌﺔ ﺧﺒﺰ ﺃﻭ ﺷﻖ ﺗﻤﺮﺓ ﺃﻭ ﻓﺺ ﺣﺒﺔ ﻓﺴﺘﻖ ﺑﻘﻴﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺛﺮ ﺟﻠﺴﺔ ﺷﺎﻱ ﺑﻴﻨﻲ ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺻﺪﻗﺎﺀ
ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺰﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺸﺒﻪ ﺍﻷﻧﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺮﺗﻔﻊ ﺗﺎﺭﺓ ﻭﻳﻨﺨﻔﺾ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺼﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﺗﻤﺘﻤﺔ ﻭﺣﺸﺮﺟﺔ ﺩﻣﻮﻉ .. ﺗﺠﺎﻫﻠﺘﻪ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﺍ ﻷﻧﻨﻲ ﻣﺘﻌﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻬﺮ ﻭﻧﻤﺖ ﻣﺘﺄﺧﺮﺍ ؛ﺣﺎﻭﻟﺖ ﺟﺎﻫﺪﺍ ﺭﻓﻊ ﺭﺃﺳﻰ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﺩﺓ ﻷﺣﺪﺩ ﻭﺟﻬﺘﻪ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺭﻯ ﺷﻜﻠﻪ ﻓﻠﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﻊ
ﻭﺿﻌﺖ ﺭﺃﺳﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﺴﺘﺄﻧﻔﺎ ﺭﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻡ ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ ﻋﺎﻭﺩ ﺑﺸﺪﺓ ﻭﺑﻮﺗﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﺘﺰﺍﻳﺪﺓ
ﻧﻬﻀﺖ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻭﺑﻘﻴﺖ ﺟﺎﻟﺴﺎ ﺃﺣﺎﻭﻝ ﺗﻔﻜﻴﻚ ﺧﻴﺎﻃﺔ ﺟﻔﻮﻧﻲ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻜﻤﺎﻝ ﻭﻋﻴﻲ ﻷﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﻣﺰﻋﺠﺎ ﻭﻻﺑﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻳﺠﺎﺩ ﺣﻞ ﻟﻪ ﻭﻣﺤﺎﻭﻟﺔ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺼﺪﺭﻩ
ﺑﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ ﻳﻘﺘﺮﺏ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻓﺸﻴﺌﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺼﺪﻯ ﻭﻟﻢ ﺃﺭﻯ ﺍﻻ ﺷﺒﺤﺎ ﻭﺑﻌﺪ ﻫﻨﻴﻬﺔ ﻭﻟﺤﻈﺔ ﺗﺄﻣﻞ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺑﺸﻴﺦ ﻭﻗﻮﺭﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﻼﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﻳﻤﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺼﺎﻋﺔ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺸﻴﺮ ﻳﺸﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺪﺃﺓ ﻓﺴﻠﻤﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺭﺩ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻗﺎﺋﻼ ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻓﻼﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ؟ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ؛ﻭﻣﺎ ﺧﻄﺒﻚ ﻳﺎﺷﻴﺦ؟
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻲ : ﻟﻘﺪ ﻋﺸﺖ ﻋﺼﻮﺭﺍ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻫﻨﺈ ﻋﻴﺸﺔ ﻭﻓﻲ ﻃﻤﺄﻧﻴﻨﺔ ﻳﻮﻗﺮﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ ﻭﺗﺘﻐﻨﻰ ﺑﻜﻠﻤﺎﺗﻲ ﺍﻷﺻﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺠﻴﺪﺓ ﺍﻷﺟﻴﺎﻝ ﺗﻠﻮ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻭﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻫﺎ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺮﻯ ﻣﻬﺎﻧﺎ ﻭﻣﻀﻴﻌﺎ ﺗﻜﺎﻟﺐ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺟﻨﺮﺍﻝ ﻭﺟﺮﻧﺎﻝ ﻭﺟﺎﻫﻞ ﻭﻣﺠﻬﻮﻝ ﻭﺷﺎﻋﺮ ﻭﺷﻌﺮﻭﺭ ﻭﻏﺎﻭ ﻭﻣﻐﺮﻭﺭ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﻋﻄﻰ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﺳﻴﻔﺎ ﺣﺎﺩ ﻟﻴﻀﺮﺑﻮﻧﻲ ﺿﺮﺑﺔ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻴﻔﺮﻕ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺩﻣﻲ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﺎﺋﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻼﺗﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﺻﻨﺎﻓﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﺷﺮﻳﻒ ﺍﻷﺻﻞ ﻛﺮﻳﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺒﻊ ﻭﻻ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺪﻧﺲ ﻋﺮﺿﻲ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻨﺘﻬﻚ ﺣﺮﻣﺘﻲ ﺃﻭ ﺗﺪﺍﺱ ﻛﺮﺍﻣﺘﻲ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﺳﺘﺤﻠﻔﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﻋﻨﻲ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻭﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﺗﻴﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﺓ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻓﻴﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻠﺺ ﻟﻮﻃﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﻋﻦ ﺧﺼﻤﻪ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻻ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﺒﻠﻎ ﺭﺳﺎﻟﺘﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﻟﻸﻣﻴﺮ ﻓﻘﻞ ﻟﻪ ( ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻭﻗﻔﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺇﻛﺒﺎﺭﺍ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺎﺩ ﻭﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﻳﻨﺎﺷﺪﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﻨﻮﻱ ﺇﻋﺪﺍﻣﻪ ﻓﺄﻣﺮ ﺷﺎﻋﺮﺍ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺷﻌﺮ ﺷﻌﺮﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻦ ﻭﺃﺫﻳﻌﻬﻢ ﺻﻴﺘﺎ ﻭﺃﻋﺰﻫﻢ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺔ ﻟﻴﺴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻤﺪ ﻗﺮﻳﺤﺘﻪ ﻧﺼﺎ ﺻﻘﻴﻼ ﺑﺘﺎﺭﺍ ﻓﻴﻀﺮﺑﻨﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺿﺮﺑﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻭﻳﺨﻠﺼﻨﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﺀ . ﺃﺷﻬﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺃﺷﻬﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ )
ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺑﻠﻐﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻓﺄﺷﻬﺪ