Ramadhan- The Month of Reformation...

It is that time of the lunar calendar

Where a guest has come knocking on your door

Its up to you to take advantage of it before it's all over

So why don't you allow your good deeds to soar?

A guest so special that gives rather than takes

An opportunity to earn more without doubt

A guest that gives you the spring in your feet

Then what are you complaining about?

Shahr Ramadhan is your special guest 

And you're fortunate it has come around for you again this year

A month which has nights better than a thousand nights

So do you take advantage of the Laylatul Qadr?

A month that bursts with liveliness

And gives you thousands of moments of reflection

Upon all the blessings that are showered on you

But do you see it from that perception?

You represent a muslim community

So wherever you go you will surely be asked

Of how you can cope without food and drink

So do you succumb to the question and let it's true definition be masked?

This month is not limited to food and drink

And to socials and gatherings and meetings

Instead the wider objective is to deeply think

About the life of the less fortunate with nearly nothing

Think about the people of Syria and  Palestine

And Africa and Pakistan and various countries 

Who have gone for days on an empty stomach

And even if they get water it's filled with debris

Can you imagine what they go through on a daily basis?

Every country has its own challenges for the fast

For some it's the heat during the fast, and for some it's the length

Agreed, fasting is not easy and no doubt that is a fact

Because if it were, then how would you appreciate your bounties' strength?

So welcome this guest with open arms

And hold onto it tight before it slips away

Seek from it a better you that reflects and appreciates

And make your guest have a pleasant stay

And when this special guest departs when you sight the crescent

Have a tear in your eye upon its leave

But as a farewell gift fill up bags of good deeds to give away

And in Jannah (Paradise) a place you will receive

Ramadhan Mubarak :-)