Ramadan Kareem

One of the first duas (prayers) I learned as a kid. It still echoes in my ear.

Karam maangta hoon Ataa maangta hoon
Ellaahi mein tujh se Dua maangta hoon

Atta kar tu Shaan-e-Kareemi ka sadqa
Atta kar de Shaam-e-Raheemi ka sadqa
Na maangunga tujh se tau maangunga kis se
Tera hoon mein tujh se Dua maangta hoon

Jo muflis hain un ko tau daulat atta kar
Jo beemaar hain un ko sehat atta kar
Mareezoon ke khaatir shifa maangta hoon
Ellahi mein tujh se dua maangta hoon

Maula Mein sadqa-e-Zehra sada maangta hoon
Ellahi mein tujhse dua maangta hoon

Jo nadaar hain kuch nahe jin ke pallay
Unhain bhi dikha de Haram ke tu jalway
Hazroori ho sab ki dua maangta hoon
Ellahi mein tujh se duwa maangta hoon

Wattan ke bharaktay sharaaray bhuja de Issay phir
akhuwat ka gulshan bana de
Mein amn-o-aman ki ridda maangta hoon
Ellahi mein tujh se dua maangta hoon

Ellahi tujhse waasta Panjtan ka
Ho shadaab guncha diloon ke chamman ka
Mein sadq-e-Ghous-ul-Wara maangta hoon
Ellahi mein tujh se dua maangta hoon

Sorry

Freedom

Ramadan mubarak everyone!

What does 'freedom' mean?
Does the eagle want to swim in the sea,
Restricted by the sky?
Does the fish want to dance on the wind,
Not enough river to explore?
Yet the sky is freedom for the bird
but death for the fish,
The sea is wide for the fish
but will engulf the bird.
We ask for freedom but freedom to do what?
We can only express our nature as it was created.
The prayer mat of the earth is freedom,
freedom from slavery to other than the One,
Who offers an shoreless ocean of love to swim in
and a horizon that extends to the next life,
Yet we chose the prison and call it freedom.