Ramadan has come with blessings descending
With the sight of the new moon our spirits ascending
Hope for a new start, forgiveness and delight
Our spiritual goals set to a new height
Good deeds compounded
And sins forever bounded
The best of months has arrived!
Waking up before the sun shines
Eating and drinking, hoping for our hunger to decline
During the day, our mouths dry
But our hearts in our Lord’s remembrance cry
In anticipation for the ultimate meeting
Our deeds weighed, good and bad competing
Angels ready to welcome us into Heaven
Hell we wish to avoid, gates adding up to seven
Pangs of hunger reminding us of the poor
How fortunate we are to have food in store
As the sun sets, a time when supplications are accepted ... Remembering our family, lost loved ones and humanity at large
Filling our stomachs to get recharged
And then setting off to the Mosque for Night Prayers
Wishing to achieve a lofty status greater than the richest of billionaires
Then the cycle repeats for the rest of the days
At the end, “Eid Mubarak” everyone says
Celebrating as a community in this life
Looking forward to the same in the next, due to our strife
A place where happiness is never deprived!
Written by Awais Mahmood
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