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Marhaba New Moon
A Poem to Greet the New Moon of the Blessed Month of Ramadan
Marhaba New Moon! You could not have come too soon
Praise He Who said, “wa kullun fee falakin yasbahoon”
Marhaba New Moon
Bringer of Good News and Cheer, that Ramadan is finally here!
Lord, grant us ease in drawing near, Peace and Blessings on Basheer
Marhaba New Moon
Luminescent glowing crescent, in the sky shining pleasant
Beautiful, radiant, yet evanescent, announcing “The month of dhikr is present!”
Marhaba New Moon
Celestial indication, from the Lord of all creation
Of a month whose parts are Forgiveness, Mercy and Salvation
Marhaba New Moon
Through Allah’s Grace things coincide, just like your movement with the tide
Or like this month when ‘ilm’s applied, good deeds are raised and multiplied!
Marhaban New Moon
Begins the quest for Laylatul Qadr – Salaamun till its end
Better than a thousand months, the Angels, and the Rooh descend!
Marhaba New Moon
What a time for goodly gains, by now Shaytans are locked in chains
Let’s take our egos by the reigns, and subdue them too… with hunger pains
Marhaba New Moon - your arrival marks the revival - of my heart
Let's look beyond a world that wanes, then gallop ‘cross the spiritual plains
Dhikrullah pumps through the veins, of a heart that’s cleansed from rusty stains
Marhaba New Moon - your arrival marks the revival - of an Ummah
Start of a nation-wide group dhikr, together we pray Taraweeh and Witr
Ramadan’s Fast: an Islamic pillar! A spiritual feast, then ‘Eid-ul Fitr!
Marhaba New Moon
A blessing received for those who’ve believed, just like those of the past
Fulfill the duty so taqwa’s achieved - may God accept our fast
Marhaba New Moon
Your light reminds me of the one - whose heart was always fasting
From all that was distracting from Allah: the Everlasting. (Sallallahu ‘alayh!)
Marhaba New Moon
As you travel through each phase, we will journey - to change our ways
Peace and Blessings on the Messenger, and to Allah belongs the Praise
Marhaba New Moon!
Irshaad Ahmad Rashid
Ramadan 2011
Toronto, Canada