‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺣﻠ ٌﻢ‬

‫ﺧﻄﺎﺏ ﻣﺎﺭﺗﻦ ﻟﻮﺛﺮ ﻛﻨﻎ ﰲ ﻇﻞ ﲤﺜﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﺎﻡ ﻟﻨﻜﻮﻟﻦ‬

‫)ﻣﺎﺭﺗﻦ ﻟﻮﺛﺮ ﻛﻨﻎ ﳛﻲ ﺍﳉﻤﺎﻫﲑ‪ :‬ﻓﻠﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻔﺢ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺒﻞ!(‬

‫ﰲ ﺁﺏ ﻋﺎﻡ ‪ ،١٩٦٣‬ﺗﻮﺟﻬﺖ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﻭﺍﺷﻨﻄﻦ ﻣﺴﲑﺓ ﺳﻠﻤﻴﺔ ﺣﺎﺷﺪﺓ ﺷﺎﺭﻙ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ‪ ٢٥٠‬ﺃﻟﻒ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﺍﳊﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﳌﺪﻧﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﻘﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﺰﻋﻴﻢ ﻣﺎﺭﺗﻦ ﻟﻮﺛﺮ ﻛﻨﻎ‪ ،‬ﻟﻠﻀﻐﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳊﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺠﻴﻞ ﰲ ﺳﻦ ﻗﻮﺍﻧﲔ ﲢﻤﻲ ﺍﳊﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﳌﺪﻧﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻸﻗﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﺀ‪ .‬ﻭﺧﻼﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﺴﲑﺓ ﺃﻟﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﺰﻋﻴﻢ ﻣﺎﺭﺗﻦ ﻟﻮﺛﺮ ﻛﻨﻎ‪ ،‬ﲢﺖ ﺃﻧﻈﺎﺭ ﲤﺜﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﺎﻡ ﻟﻨﻜﻮﻟﻦ‪ ،‬ﻛﻠﻤﺔ ﻫﺰﺕ ﻣﺸﺎﻋﺮ‬
‫ﺍﳌﻮﺍﻃﻨﲔ ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﲔ ﻭﺃﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﱂ ﺃﲨﻊ‪ .‬ﻭﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺗﺮﲨﺔ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﳍﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﳜﻴﺔ‪:‬‬

‫ﻳﺴﻌﺪﱐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺷﺎﺭﻛﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﰲ ﺗﻈﺎﻫﺮﺓ ﺳﺘﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺑﻮﺻﻔﻬﺎ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ ﺗﻈﺎﻫﺮﺓ ﻟﻠﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﰲ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ‬
‫ﺃﻣﺘﻨﺎ‪.‬‬
 ‫ﻗﺒﻞ ﻣﺌﺔ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﹼﻊ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ ﻋﻈﻴﻢ‪ ،‬ﻧﻘﻒ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﰲ ﻇﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺰﻱ‪ ،‬ﺇﻋﻼﻥ ﺇﻋﺘﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺮﻕ‪ .‬ﻭﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﻫﺬﺍ‬
‫ﺍﳌﺮﺳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﳜﻲ ﻣﻨﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﻣﻞ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺔ ﳌﻼﻳﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺰﻧﻮﺝ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺍﻛﺘﻮﻭﺍ ﺑﻠﻈﻰ ﺍﻟﻈﻠﻢ ﺍﳌﻬﲔ‪ .‬ﻭﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻥ‬
‫ﺑﺰﻍ ﻓﺠﺮ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻬﺑﻴﺞ ﺃﺳﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺘﻤﺔ ﻟﻴﻞ ﺃﺳﺮﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ‪.‬‬

‫)ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﺎﻡ ﻟﻨﻜﻮﻟﻦ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻞ ﰲ ﺇﻋﻼﻥ ﺇﻋﺘﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺮﻕ(‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺮﻭﺭ ﻣﺌﺔ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﳏﺮﻭﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺌﺔ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻜﺒﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻸﺳﻒ‪ ،‬ﺑﺄﻏﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺼﺮﻱ ﻭﺃﺻﻔﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻴﻴﺰ‪ .‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺌﺔ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ ،‬ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﰲ ﺟﺰﻳﺮﺓ ﻣﻌﺰﻭﻟﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮ ﰲ ﺧﻀﻢ ﳏﻴﻂ ﺷﺎﺳﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺧﺎﺀ ﺍﳌﺎﺩﻱ‪ .‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺌﺔ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﻳﺸﻘﻰ ﰲ ﺯﻭﺍﻳﺎ ﺍﺠﻤﻟﺘﻤﻊ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ ﻭﻳﻠﻔﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻣﻨﻔﻴﺎ ﰲ ﺑﻼﺩﻩ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺟﺌﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻟﻨﺴﻠﻂ ﺍﻟﻀﻮﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﳌﺸﲔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﲟﻌﲎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﻌﺎﱐ‪ ،‬ﺟﺌﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﻋﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺃﻣﺘﻨﺎ ﻟﻨﺼﺮﻑ ﺷﻴﻜﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺤﲔ ﻛﺘﺐ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻮ ﲨﻬﻮﺭﻳﺘﻨﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺋﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ ﻭﻹﻋﻼﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻘﻼﻝ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﻮﹼﻗﻌﻮﻥ ﺳﻨﺪ ﺗﻌﻬﺪ ﻳﺮﺛﻪ ﻛﻞ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ‪ .‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺪ ﻭﻋﺪﺍ ﻳﻀﻤﻦ ﳉﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻴﺾ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺪ ﺳﻮﺍﺀ‪ ،‬ﺣﻘﻮﻗﺎ ﻏﲑ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﺼﺮﻑ ﰲ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺓ‬
‫ﻭﰲ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﻧﺸﺪﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ‪ .‬ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﺃﺧﻠﻔﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻓﺎﺀ ﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻬﺪ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ‬
‫ﲟﻮﺍﻃﻨﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳌﻠﻮﻧﲔ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﺪﻝ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻲ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﳌﻘﺪﺱ‪ ،‬ﻗﺪّﻣﺖ ﻟﻠﺰﻧﻮﺝ ﺷﻴﻜﺎ ﺭﺩﻳﺌﺎ‪ ،‬ﺷﻴﻜﺎ ﻋﺎﺩ ﺇﱃ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﳑﻬﻮﺭﺍ ﺑﻌﺒﺎﺭﺓ )ﺷﻴﻚ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺭﺻﻴﺪ(‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﻧﺮﻓﺾ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺼﺪﻕ ﺃﻥ ﺑﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻟﺔ ﻣﻔﻠﺲ‪ .‬ﻭﻧﺮﻓﺾ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺼﺪﻕ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺃﻣﻮﺍﻝ ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﰲ‬
‫ﺧﺰﺍﺋﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺹ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻤﺔ ﳍﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺟﺌﻨﺎ ﻟﺼﺮﻑ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻚ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺳﻴﻌﻄﻴﻨﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﻘﺪﻣﻪ ﺛﺮﻭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻟﺔ‪.‬‬
 ‫ﻛﻤﺎ ﺟﺌﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﶈﺮﺍﺏ ﺍﳌﻘﺪﺱ ﻟﻨﺬﻛﹼﺮ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﺑﺎﻷﳘﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﻠﺤﺔ ﻟـ )ﺍﻵﻥ(‪ .‬ﻓﻠﻴﺲ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻭﻗﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻻﻧﻐﻤﺎﺱ ﰲ ﺗﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﻥ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳍﺪﻭﺀ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﺭ ﺍﳌﺴﻜﹼﻦ ﻟﻠﺘﻐﲑ ﺍﻟﺘﺪﺭﳚﻲ‪ .‬ﺑﻞ ﻟﻘﺪ ﺣﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻵﻥ‬
‫ﻟﻠﺨﺮﻭﺝ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺍﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺼﺮﻱ ﺍﳌﻈﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﳌﻮﺣﺶ ﺇﱃ ﺩﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻗﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻨﲑﻩ ﺃﺷﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺣﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻻﻧﺘﺸﺎﻝ ﺃﻣﺘﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﻟﻠﻈﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻗﻲ ﻟﺘﻘﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺨﺮﺓ ﺍﻹﺧﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺒﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺣﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻵﻥ ﳉﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﻭﺍﻗﻌﺔ ﳉﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ‪.‬‬

‫ﺇﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ ﺗﺮﺗﻜﺐ ﺧﻄﺄ ﳑﻴﺘﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻫﻲ ﲡﺎﻫﻠﺖ ﺍﻷﳘﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﻠﺤﺔ ﳍﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻆ ﲝﺮ‬
‫ﺳﺨﻂ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻭﻉ ﻟﻦ ﻳﻨﻘﻀﻲ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺧﺮﻳﻒ ﻣﻨﻌﺶ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﳌﺴﺎﻭﺍﺓ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ‬
‫‪ ١٩٦٣‬ﻬﻧﺎﻳﺔ ﺑﻞ ﺑﺪﺍﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺃﻭﻟﺌﻚ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺄﻣﻠﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﲝﺎﺟﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺲ ﻋﻦ ﻏﻀﺒﻪ‬
‫ﻭﺃﻧﻪ ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺭﺍﺿﻴﺎ ﻓﺈﻬﻧﻢ ﺳﻴﺼﺤﻮﻥ ﺻﺤﻮ ﹰﺓ ﻻ ﺗﺴﺮﻫﻢ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻋﺎﺩﺕ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺗﺼﺮﻳﻒ ﺷﺆﻭﻬﻧﺎ ﻛﺎﳌﻌﺘﺎﺩ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﻟﻦ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺭﺍﺣﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺳﻜﻴﻨﺔ ﰲ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﻣﺎ ﱂ ﳝﻨﺢ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻪ ﻛﻤﻮﺍﻃﻦ‪ .‬ﻓﺰﻭﺍﺑﻊ ﺍﻟﺜﻮﺭﺓ ﺳﻮﻑ‬
‫ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﰲ ﻫﺰ ﺃﺭﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﻣﺘﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳُﺸﺮﻕ ﻓﺠ ُﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻟﺔ ﺍﳌﻨﲑ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﻷﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺷﻌﱯ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻘﻔﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺘﺒﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻓﺌﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻔﻀﻲ ﺇﱃ ﻗﺼﺮ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻟﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﻔﻲ ﺃﺛﻨﺎﺀ ﻣﺴﲑﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺯ ﲟﻜﺎﻧﻨﺎ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻭﻉ ﳚﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻧﺮﺗﻜﺐ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻻ ﻏﲑ ﻣﺸﺮﻭﻋﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﳚﺐ ﺃﻻ ﻧﺴﻌﻰ‬
‫ﻹﻃﻔﺎﺀ ﻇﻤﺄﻧﺎ ﻟﻠﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺄﺱ ﺍﳌﺮﺍﺭﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻫﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﳚﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺩﺍﺋﻤﺎ ﻭﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﺃﻥ ﳔﻮﺽ ﻧﻀﺎﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻯ ﻋﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﻧﻀﺒﺎﻁ‪ .‬ﻭﳚﺐ ﺃﻻ ﻧﺴﻤﺢ ﻻﺣﺘﺠﺎﺟﻨﺎ ﺍﳋﻼﹼﻕ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻨﺤﻂ ﻭﻳﻨﻘﻠﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻋﻨﻒ ﺑﺪﱐ‪ .‬ﻭﳚﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺍ ﻭﺗﻜﺮﺍﺭﺍ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺴﻤﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻘﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﳐﺔ ﻟﻨﺘﺼﺪﻯ ﻟﻠﻘﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻧﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﳚﺐ ﺃﻻ ﻳﻘﻮﺩﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﻀﺎﻝ ﺍﳉﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺋﻊ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻋﻢ ﺍﺠﻤﻟﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﺇﱃ ﻓﻘﺪﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺔ ﲜﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﳌﻮﺍﻃﻨﲔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺾ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑﻳﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺇﺧﻮﺍﻧﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺾ‪ ،‬ﺑﺪﻟﻴﻞ ﻭﺟﻮﺩﻫﻢ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‪ ،‬ﻗﺪ ﺃﺩﺭﻛﻮﺍ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺼﲑﻫﻢ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻂ‬
‫ﲟﺼﲑﻧﺎ‪ .‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﺭﻛﻮﺍ ﺃﻥ ﺣﺮﻳﺘﻬﻢ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻄﺔ ﲝﺮﻳﺘﻨﺎ ﺍﺭﺗﺒﺎﻃﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻨﻔﺼﻢ ﻋﺮﺍﻩ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻮﺳﻌﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺴﲑ ﻟﻮﺣﺪﻧﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﺴﲑ ﻓﺈﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻘﻄﻊ ﻋﻬﺪﺍ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻧﺴﲑ ﺩﺍﺋﻤﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻡ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻮﺳﻌﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻮﻉ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻮﺭﺍﺀ‪.‬‬

 ‫ﻭﲦﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺴﺄﻝ ﻋﺸﺎﻕ ﺍﳊﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﳌﺪﻧﻴﺔ )ﻣﱴ ﺗﺮﺿﻮﻥ؟( ﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﺿﺤﻴﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻫﻮﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﻈﻴﻌﺔ ﻟﻮﺣﺸﻴﺔ ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻣﺖ ﺃﺟﺴﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﺍﳌﻨﻬﻜﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻔﺮ ﻏﲑ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﻭﻱ ﰲ ﻣﻮﺗﻴﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ ﻭﻓﻨﺎﺩﻕ ﺍﳌﺪﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻘﻞ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻟﻠﺰﳒﻲ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺘﻮ ﺻﻐﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻏﻴﺘﻮ ﺃﻛﱪ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻣﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻻﻓﺘﺔ‬
‫ﻛﺘﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ )ﻟﻠﺒﻴﺾ ﻓﻘﻂ( ﲡﺮﺩ ﺃﻃﻔﺎﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮﻳﺘﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺗﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﺴﻠﺒﻬﻢ ﻛﺮﺍﻣﺘﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﰲ ﻣﻴﺴﻴﺴﻴﱯ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺪﱄ ﺑﺼﻮﺗﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺰﳒﻲ ﰲ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻳﺼﻮﺕ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻠﻪ‪ .‬ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﺇﻧﻨﺎ ﻏﲑ ﺭﺍﺿﲔ ﻭﻻ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺮﺿﻰ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ )ﻳﺘﺪﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﺗﺪﻓﻖ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ ﻭﺗﺘﺪﻓﻖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻴﻠﺔ ﺗﺪﻓﻖ ﻬﻧﺮ ﺟﺒﺎﺭ(‪.‬‬

‫)ﻛﻼﺏ ﺑﻮﻟﻴﺴﻴﺔ ﻬﺗﺎﺟﻢ ﺯﳒﻴﺎ ﺃﻋﺰﻝ(‬

‫ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﺑﻐﺎﻓﻞ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺑﻌﻀﻜﻢ ﺟﺎﺀ ﺇﱃ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻧﺘﻴﺠﺔ ﲡﺎﺭﺏ ﻭﳏﻦ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺟﺎﺀ ﺑﻌﻀﻜﻢ ﻭﻗﺪ‬
‫ﺧﺮﺝ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺯﻧﺰﺍﻧﺎﺕ ﺿﻴﻘﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻮﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﻌﻀﻜﻢ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﺗﻘﺎﺫﻓﺘﻜﻢ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺳﻌﻴﻜﻢ‬
‫ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋﻮﺍﺻﻒ ﺍﻻﺿﻄﻬﺎﺩ ﻭﺗﺮﳓﺘﻢ ﲢﺖ ﻭﻃﺄﺓ ﺭﻳﺎﺡ ﻭﺣﺸﻴﺔ ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﲤﺮﺳﺘﻢ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻌﺎﻧﺎﺓ‬
‫ﺍﳋﻼﻗﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺍﺻﻠﻮﺍ ﻋﻤﻠﻜﻢ ﻣﺴﻠﺤﲔ ﺑﺎﻹﳝﺎﻥ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺍﳋﻼﺹ ﻳﻜﻤﻦ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﺎﺗﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻻ ﺗﺴﺘﺤﻘﻮﻬﻧﺎ‪ .‬ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ‬
‫ﻣﻴﺴﻴﺴﻴﱯ‪ ،‬ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻻﺑﺎﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻛﺎﺭﻭﻟﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﳉﻨﻮﺑﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺟﻮﺭﺟﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻟﻮﻳﺰﻳﺎﻧﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﻋﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﲑﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻴﺘﻮﺍﺕ ﰲ ﻣﺪﻧﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻐﲑ‬
‫ﻭﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﺘﻐﲑ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺷﻜﺎﻝ‪.‬‬

‫ﺇﻧﲏ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ ﻟﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﺻﺪﻗﺎﺀ ﺩﻋﻮﻧﺎ ﻻ ﻧﺘﻤﺮﻍ ﰲ ﻭﺍﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻴﺄﺱ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺭﻏﻢ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﻮﺍﺟﻪ ﻣﺼﺎﻋﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺪ‪ ،‬ﻓﻤﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﺣﻠﻢ ﻟﻪ ﺟﺬﻭﺭ ﻋﻤﻴﻘﺔ ﰲ ﺍﳊﻠﻢ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺄﰐ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺗﻨﻬﺾ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﻴﺶ ﺍﳌﻌﲎ ﺍﳊﻘﻴﻘﻲ ﻟﻌﻘﻴﺪﺓ‪):‬ﳓﻦ ﻧﺆﻣﻦُ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ُﻳﺨﻠﻘﻮﻥ ﻣﺘﺴﺎﻭﻳﻦ(‪.‬‬
‫ﺍﳊﻘﺎﺋﻖَ ﺣﻘﺎﺋﻖٌ ﺑﺪﻳﻬﻴﺔﹲ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﻥ ﲨﻴﻊَ ِ‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺄﰐ ﻳﻮﻡ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﳊﻤﺮﺍﺀ ﳉﻮﺭﺟﻴﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﲔ ﻭﺃﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﻣﺎﻟﻜﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﲔ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﻳﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳉﻠﻮﺱ ﻣﻌﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎﺋﺪﺓ ﺍﻹﺧﺎﺀ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺄﰐ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺗﺘﺤﻮﻝ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻴﺴﻴﺴﻴﱯ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻲ ﻭﻻﻳﺔ ﻳﺸﺘﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺣﺮ ﺍﻟﻈﻠﻢ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﺸﺘﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺣﺮ ﺍﻻﺿﻄﻬﺎﺩ‪ ،‬ﺇﱃ ﻭﺍﺣﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﺃﻃﻔﺎﱄ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺎﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﰲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻳﺎﻡ ﰲ ﺃﻣﺔ ﻻ ﳛﻜﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺑﺸﺮﻬﺗﻢ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻮﻫﺮ ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺘﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ!‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺄﰐ ﻳﻮﻡ ﰲ ﺃﻻﺑﺎﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﲟﻦ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺼﺮﻳﲔ ﺷﺮﺳﲔ‪ ،‬ﻭﲝﺎﻛﻤﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻘﻄﺮ‬
‫ﺷﻔﺘﺎﻩ ﺑﻜﻠﻤﱵ )ﺍﻟﺘﺪﺧﻞ( ﻭ)ﺍﻹﺑﻄﺎﻝ(‪ ،‬ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺘﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﲑﺍﺕ ﺫﺍﺕ‬
‫ﻳﻮﻡ ﰲ ﺃﻻﺑﺎﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﳝﺪّﻭﺍ ﺃﻳﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﻟﻠﻔﺘﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺘﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻀﺎﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﲑﺍﺕ ﻛﺄﺷﻘﺎﺀ‬
‫ﻭﺷﻘﻴﻘﺎﺕ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ!‬

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‫ﺽ ﺳَﻬ ﹰ‬
‫ﻳﺮﺍﻭﺩﱐ ﺣﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺄﰐ ﻳﻮﻡ ﹸﻛﻞﱡ ﻭﺍ ٍﺩ ﻳﺮﺗ ِﻔﻊُ ﻭﻛﻞﱡ ﺗ ﱟﻞ ﻭﺟَﺒ ٍﻞ ﻳﻨﺨ ِﻔﺾُ ﻭﻳﺼ ُﲑ ﻭَﻋ ُﺮ ﺍﻷﺭ ِ‬
‫ﺸ ِﺮ ﻣﻌًﺎ (‪).‬ﺳﻔﺮ ﺃﺷﻌﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﺍﻹﺻﺤﺎﺡ ﺍﻷﺭﺑﻌﻮﻥ‐ﺍﳌﺘﺮﺟﻢ(‬ ‫ﺏ ﻭﻳﺮﺍ ُﻩ ﲨﻴ ُﻊ ﺍﻟﺒ َ‬‫ﻭﺍﳌﹸﻌﻮَﺝ ﻗﹶﻮﳝًﺎ‪) ،‬ﻓَﻴﻈ َﻬﺮُ ﳎ ُﺪ ﺍﻟ ّﺮ ﱢ‬

‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻣﻠﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﻋﻮﺩ ﺑﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳉﻨﻮﺏ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﺳﻨﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻨﺤﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻴﺄﺱ ﺣﺠﺮ ﺍﻷﻣﻞ‪ .‬ﻭﺳﻨﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﲢﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﳋﻼﻓﺎﺕ ﺍﺠﻤﻟﻠﺠﻠﺔ ﻷﻣﺘﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺳﻴﻤﻔﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﺇﺧﺎﺀ ﲨﻴﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺳﻨﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻬﺑﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻌﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ‬
 ‫ﻧﺼﻠﻲ ﻣﻌﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﻧﻨﺎﺿﻞ ﻣﻌﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﻧﺬﻫﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻦ ﻣﻌﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﻧﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻌﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﳓﻦ ﻧﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻧﻨﺎ‬
‫ﺳﻨﺼﲑ ﺃﺣﺮﺍﺭﺍ ﰲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻳﺎﻡ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‪ ،‬ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ ﲟﻌﲎ‬
‫ﺟﺪﻳﺪ‪:‬‬

‫ﺃﻏﻨﻴﺔ )ﺑﻼﺩﻱ‪ ،‬ﺑﻼﺩ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﳉﻤﻴﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﺃﻏﲏ ﻟﻚ‪،‬‬

‫ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻣﺎﺕ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺁﺑﺎﺋﻲ‪ ،‬ﺃﺭﺽ ﻛﱪﻳﺎﺀ ﺍﳊﺠﺎﺝ‪،‬‬

‫ﻓﻠﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻔﺢ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺒﻞ!(‬

‫ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩﺕ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﻣﺔ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺔ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺤﻘﻖ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻠﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﳉﻤﻴﻠﺔ ﰲ ﻧﻴﻮﻫﺎﻣﺸﲑ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳉﺒﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﳐﺔ ﰲ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﺎﻝ ﺃﻟﻴﻐﻴﲏ ﺍﳌﺮﺗﻔﻌﺔ ﰲ ﺑﻨﺴﻠﻔﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﺎﻝ ﺭﻭﻛﻲ ﺍﳌﻐﻄﺎﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺜﻠﻮﺝ ﰲ ﻛﻮﻟﻮﺭﺍﺩﻭ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﻨﺤﺪﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﳌﺘﻌﺮﺟﺔ ﻟﻜﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮﺭﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻭﺣﺪﻩ ﻻ ﻳﻜﻔﻲ‪:‬‬

‫ﻓﻠﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ ﺳﺘﻮﻥ ﲜﻮﺭﺟﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ ﻟﻮﻛﺂﻭﺕ ﰲ ﺗﻨﻴﺴﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺗﻞ ﻭﺗﻠﺔ ﺧﻠﺪ ﰲ ﻣﻴﺴﻴﺴﻴﱯ‪،‬‬

‫ﻭﻣﻦ ﺳﻔﺢ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺒﻞ‪ .‬ﻓﻠﻴﺪﻭﻱ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﳛﺪﺙ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﺴﻤﺢ ﻟﺼﻮﺕ ﺍﳊﺮﻳﺔ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺪﻭﻱ‪ ،‬ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﺴﻤﺢ ﻟﺼﻮﻬﺗﺎ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺪﻭﻱ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻗﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﻛﻞ ﻛﻔﺮ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻭﻛﻞ ﻭﻻﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﺳﻨﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺠﻴﻞ ﲟﺠﻲﺀ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ‬
‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﺳﻮﺩ ﻭﺑﻴﺾ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﻬﻮﺩ ﻭﻏﲑ ﻳﻬﻮﺩ‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﺮﻭﺗﺴﺘﺎﻧﺖ ﻭﻛﺎﺛﻮﻟﻴﻚ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﺩﺭﻳﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﻧﺘﻜﺎﺗﻒ ﻭﻧﻨﺸﺪ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻏﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺰﳒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﳝﺔ‪:‬‬

‫ﺃﺧﲑﺍ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺮﺍﺭﹰﺍ! ﺃﺧﲑﺍ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺮﺍﺭﹰﺍ!‬

‫ﺍﳊﻤﺪ ﷲ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﺃﺧﲑﺍ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺮﺍﺭﹰﺍ!‬

‫)ﺗﺮﲨﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﻞ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﺎﻉ(‬