yek shab shenidam ke yeki dareh dareh khonam ro mizaneh
ki mitonest bashe? motmaen nabodam
dar ro baz kardam, va nagahan vojodam por az shadi o soror gasht
man in bazdid konandeh ro mishnasam
man ba khosh hali mehman ro davat be to mikonam
chon midonam ke omadeh be man rokhsat bedeh
yek no ehsas e khsohhali faza ro por mikoneh
khoneh ye man, hala be nazar makan e behtari miyad
hich midono in mehman ki hast?
baleh! on ramezan, mahe amorzesh hast
ensan haye ba taghva va ba iman bi sabraneh barayeh residanesh dar entezaran
ama baghiyeh be nazar mireseh ke takzib esh mikonan
dar in mah ma geryeh, va talab e amorzesh mikonim
hala vaghtesh hast ke sakht sogvari konim
va onhayi ke ejtenab mikonan az in mah e bozorg
dar roz e ghiyamat jaza va latmeh ash ro mibonan
dar dah roz e akhar, shab e ghadr penhon shodeh
va anvaght khoda vand montazereh bandeh hash hast ke talab e amorzesh konan
fereshteh ha be payin miyan, ba jebrael dar rahbarishon
ta sar bezana az sabet ghadaman va minevisan hameh ye amalemon ro
yek ehsas e gham o ghoseh ghalbam ro por mikoneh
vaghti ke mah e ramezan kam kam mireh
pas biya az hala faghat on ro beparastim
hala ke maniyeh mah e ramezan ro fahmidim
(khanandeh hayeh mohtaram, mano bebakhshid agar natonestam khob in sher e ghashang ro mani konam baraton)
One n I heard a knock on my door;
Who can it be,I wasn"t quite sure.
I open the door and am filled with glee;
The visitor ahead is no stranger to me.
I welcome the guest with utmost delight;
For I know it has come to give me respite.
An air of happiness fills the space;
My home now seems, a better place!
Have you any clue who this visitor could be?
Yes!its Ramadhan,the month of mercy.
The pious and righteous can"t await its arrival;
Others seem to greet it, with waves of denial.
For Allah(SWT) we fast from dawn to dusk;
For Him our breath is the fragrance of musk.
The muslims who pray and fast with zest;
Are aware of the rewards of this month manifest.
Throughout this month we weep and repent;
Now is the time to strongly lament.
And those who shun this sacred month;
on the Day of Reckoning will face the brunt.
In the last ten nights,hides the Night of Decree;
Allah(SWT) then awaits for his slaves to plea.
The angels descend with Gabriel(AS) in the lead;
To check on the steadfast and record every deed.
A feeling of grief now fills my heart;
As the month of Ramadhan will soon depart.
So lets make a start and worship Him alone;
Now that the worth of this month is known.ight
by Asma Sadia
Barter
Life has loveliness to sell
All beautiful and splendid things
Blue waves whitened on a cliff
Soaring fire that sways and sings
And children"s faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup
Life has loveliness to sell
Music like a curve of gold
Scent of pine trees in the rain
Eyes that love you , arms that hold
And for your spirit"s still delight
Holy thoughts that star the night
Spend all you have for loveliness
Buy it and neve count the cost
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost
And for a breath of ecstacy
Give all you have been , or could be
by: Sara Teasdale
I"m nobod, who are you?
are you nobody too? then there is a pair of us
don"t tell, they"ll banish us , you know!
how dreary to be somebody
how public, like a frog
to tell your name the livelong day
to an admiring, bog
I never saw a moor
I never saw the sea
yet know I how the heather looks
and what a wave must be
I never spoke with God
nor visited in heaven
yet certain am I of the spot
as if the chart were givin
