Sunday, September 17, 2006

O Ramadan

Few sought your crescent
Many feared the hunger to come
Few prepared with might and soul
Many stocked their stores
Few understood true worship
Many sought emotions
and gave way to custom and innovation

Few wept as they broke the last fast
Wishing it would last forever
Hoping they’d live to see it again
O Ramadan, bear witness for us
Bear witness

Many exuberant about the corruption
They were to fill the earth the very next day
A license from the Lord, and the disbelief of the ingrate, man.
Peace Ramadan, let’s indulge, we deserve it after all

After our nights of half-hearted standing, bowing and prostration
Our days with remorse for that morsel of pie
And complaints of lethargy and heaviness
Peace Ramadan, hope to see you again (not)

“O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you
as it was prescribed to those before you,
that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-”
(The Noble Qur’an 2:183)
O my brothers, take heed
[Photo Credits: http://gettyimages.com]

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mashallah bro Leaves a tear in your eye.

B2B L & D

Anonymous said...

true...leaves a tear in ur eye...may ALLAH(swt)give u the strength