ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻦ
ﺩﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ ﺑَﺴُﺒﺐْ ﺁﻹﻋَﻴْﺂﺀ ﻭﻫﺮﻡْ ﺟُﺴﺪْﻩ ،
ﺯﺍﺭﻩ ﺷْﭑﺏ ﻭﻣَﻌﻪْ ﻃﻔﻞَ ﺻُﻐﻴْﺮ ﺟﻠﺲَ ﻣﻌُﻪْ...
ﻷﻛَﺜﺮْ ﻣﻦَ ﺳﺂﻋﻪْ , ﺳَــﺂﻋﺪﻩَ ﻋﻠﻰْ ﺃﻛَﻞْ ﻃﻌﺂﻣَﻪْ
ﻭﺁﻷﻏﺘﺴِﺂﻝْ ﻭَ ﺃﺧﺬﻩْ ﻓﻲْ ﺟﻮَﻟﻪْ ﻓﻰ ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ ﺁﻟﻤُﺴﺴﺘَﺸﻔﻰْ
ﻭّ ﺫﻫَﺐْ ﺑﻌﺪَ ﺁﻥْ ﺁﻃﻤَﺄﻥْ ﻋﻠﻴـﻪْ | ..
ﺩﺧُﻠﺖْ ﺁﻟﻤﻤﺮﺿﻪْ ﻟﺘُﻌﻄﻴﻪْ ﺁﻟﺪَﻭﺁﺀ ﻭﺗﺘﻔﻘﺪْ ﺣﺂﻟـﻪْ
" ﻣﺂﺷﺂﺀْ ﺁﻟﻠﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺣﺂﺝْ ﺁﻟﻠﻪ ﻳﺨﻠﻴَﻠﻚْ ﺁﺑﻨﻚْ ﻭﺣﻔﻴْﺪﻙْ ﻛﻞَ ﻳﻮﻡْ
ﻳﺰﻭﺭﻙَ , ﻻﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺍﻭﻻﺩ ﺑﻬﺬﺍﺁﻟﺰﻣﻦُ " ﻳﻔﻌﻠﻮ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ
ﻭﺍﻥ ﻭﺟﺪ ﻓﻬﻢ ﻗﻠﺔ
ﻧﻈﺮَ ﺁﻟﻴَﻬﺂ ﻭﻟﻢْ ﻳﻨﻄُﻖْ ﺃﻏﻤﺾْ ﻋﻴَﻨﻴﻪْ ,
ﻭﻗﺂﻝَ ﻟﻨﻔَﺴﻪْ :
" ﻟﻴَﺘﻪْ ﻛـــﺂﻥْ ﺁﺣُـــﺪ ﺁﺑﻨﺂﺋﻲَ"
ﻫﺬﺁ ﺁﻟﻴَﺘﻴﻢْ ﻣﻦَ ﺁﻟﺤﻲَّ ﺁﻟﺬﻱْ ﻛﻨﺂ ﻧﺴَﻜُﻦْ ﻓﻴﻪ,
ﺭﺃﻳَﺘﻪْ ﻣَﺮﺓ ﻳﺒُﻜﻲْ ﻋﻨﺪُ ﺑﺂﺏْ ﺁﻟﻤﺴُﺠﺪْ
ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺂ ﺗﻮﻓﻰْ ﻭﺁﻟﺪﻩْ ,
ﻫَﺪﺃﺗﻪْ ﻭﺁﺷﺘﺮﻳﻴﺖْ ﻟﻪْ ﺁﻟﺤَـﻠﻮﻯْ | ﻭﻟﻢْ ﺁﺣـﺘـﻚُ ﺑﻪّ ﻣﻨﺬُ ﺫﺁﻟﻚْ ﺁﻟﻴﻮﻡَ !
ﻭَﻋﻨﺪُﻣﺂ ﻋَﻠﻢْ ﺑﻮﺣﺪﺗﻲَ ﺁﻧﺂ ﻭَ ﺯﻭﺟَﺘﻲْ ﺗﻔﻘﺪْ ﺣَﺂﻟﻨﺂ
ﺣﺘﻰَ ﻭﻫﻦَ ﺟﺴﺪﻱْ ﻭﺁﺧﺬ ﺯﻭﺟﺘﻲَ ﺁﻟﻰْ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺔ ﻓﻴﻤﺂ ﺟﺂﺀَ
ﺑﻲَ ﺁﻟﻰّ ﺁﻟﻌـﻶﺝْ ﺑﺂﻟﻤﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰَ ..
ﻭﻋـﻨَـﺪﻣﺂ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺁﺳــﺄﻟـﻪْ :
ﻟـﻤَـﺂﺫﺁ ﻳﺎ ﻭﻟﺪﻱَ ﺗﺘﻜَﺒﺪْ ﻫﺬﺁ ﺁﻟﻌﻨَﺂﺀْ ﻣﻌﻨَﺂ ؟
ﻳﺒﺘﺴﻢْ ﻭَ ﻳﻘﻮﻝْ :
(ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻮﻯ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻤﻲ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻤﻲ ) !