Ramadan

 Ahlan wa Sahlan ya Ramadan, 

The month of peace, integrity and unity came back again after in a blossoming summer, 

The righteous ones who seeks God in the walks of their lives fasts, 

The kind ones who wants to provide service to the mankind fasts, 

The upright ones who establishes justice in all acts fasts, 

The pure hearted ones who belong to the God fasts,

The jovial ones who wants to spread happiness in the gloomy parts of the world fasts, 

The courageous ones who fights against all odds fasts, 

The truth-seeker who wants to know the unknown and discover facts fasts, 

The cheerful ones who forms beautiful relationships with others fasts, 

The believer who believes in equity fasts, 

The patient ones who endures all the wrongdoings but doesn’t bow down yet remains so calm fasts, 

In the month of refraining the essence of mankind comes forth, 

In the month of purification all the hearts unites in the sacred way of a disciplined life order, 

If all the months in the year were maintained with such scrutiny and sincerity love would be poured all over, 

In the world full of distracted souls the light actually slows down but some rays of wonders shines through anyways, 

The mischievous activities are deemed illegal these days, 

Mankind shall not always seek pleasure, for it is created for a mission, 

The mission to find a purpose and work hard towards the goals, 

The goal to be a change maker, 

The goal of transforming the society, 

The mission to eradicate the disparities,But,

The world and society full of prejudice and judgments lacking empathy confirms imparity in all stratas of lives of others, 

Ahlan wa Sahlan ya Ramadan, 

Atleast this one month stops all these differences and unites people, 

Ahlan wa Sahlan ya Ramadan, 

Atleast this one month brings collective rituals, 

Brings people closer, 

Ahlan wa Sahlan ya Ramadan, 

Atleast this one month the rich thinks about the poor and feels responsible towards the less privileged ones, 

Ahlan wa Sahlan ya Ramadan, 

You bring the peace and love that God has ever promised to us, 

You transform people in their best version that they use to contemplate themselves in the mirror! 

Ahlan wa Sahlan Ya Ramadan! 


©® Farheen Akter Bhuian Nancy

Time Frame: 2023, Rokeya Hall, DU

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