Fasting

I am thirsty but will not take
Soft drinks or water clean and neat

I am hungry but would not have
A dish of rice or bread of wheat

I am no more interested in
Butter, cheese, eggs or salty meat

Though savory, I'll never taste
Salad of cabbage, carrot, beet

By my Lord have been prohibited
Foods piquant, delicious and sweet

Tasty, juicy and luscious fruits
Till my Lord permits, I don't eat

Of neither vice nor temptation
I can acknowledge the receipt

A blissful state of self-control
My heart does have in every beat

For a month only these abstentions
Can save me from hell's fire and heat

A drill of discipline, devotion
Every Ramazan I have to repeat

How can I fall prey to Satan
With his foul trick and vicious feat

Submission of my self to Lord
Causes me to go into retreat

His Mercy would encircle me
When my God Almighty I meet

By the grace of God in Paradise
I hope that I will take my seat

Pledge of my Lord is a big reward
Of lasting peace, luxurious treat