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من مصر كرمة نقلتها

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1 من مِصر كرمةٌ نقلتَها
طردتَ أقواماً وصنتها
هيّأتَ قبل أن تغرسها
فثَبَتتْ إذ قد حرستها

2 فروعها امتدّتْ على التلالْ
كذاك ظلها كسا الجبالْ
منها امتلا الجنوب والشمالْ
بالبَر والبحر لها اتصالْ

3 كيف جدارها هدمتَهُ
تركته وما حرستهُ
كم عابرٍ وما منعتهُ
كم مُتلفٍ وما ردعتهُ

4 أيا إله الجند عُد لنا
وانظر من السماء نحونا
تعهّدِ الكرمة مُحسِنا
بالخير يا ربَّ خلاصنا

5 تهلكُ من غضبك الشديدْ
تموت من سُخطك بل تبيدْ
فلتكن يدُك يا مجيدْ
على من اخترت من العبيدْ


Source: نظم المرامير #154

Text Information

First Line: من مصر كرمة نقلتها
Language: Arabic
Publication Date: 1987
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1987.

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