Ramadan

Ramadan
By: Shanzay Sethi

Somewhere the hearts are sick
Somewhere the sins are innumerable, 
Somewhere the tongues are tired of hypocrisy  Somewhere men are reeking of immorality, 
But 
The ones who never prayed are praying now 
Busy seeking the forgiveness of their lord, 
Ones who rarely ever opened the Quran 
Busy seeking solace in the words of Allah, 

The one’s that had turned disobedient to their parents are now mending the ties, 
The one’s that always had a list of complaints are now offering gratitude for all that they have been blessed with, 
The one’s that until yesterday were swearing today, they have the word of Allah on their tongues, 
The one’s that had never gone to the mosque are today offering tarawih,
The one’s that had held grudges against their loved ones are embracing one another with love today,
Gradually it is like everybody is forgiving themselves
Ramadhan is making the amends on the soul that had gotten rustic under hypocrisy and the lust
for the duniya 
Ramadhan is here to clean our hearts, rejuvenate our souls and remind us that in the end this world is temporary. 
Ramadhan isn’t the month for the perfect. 
It isn’t a month only for the strong. 
It is a gift of Allah for the broken. 
An opportunity for the grateful.
A healing for the wounded. A mercy for the weak. 
A second chance for the fallen. 
A chance to get back up. 
And try again. 
I pray that you all have a blessed and healing Ramadhan. 
Ameen.