In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Al-Wida`a Farewell by La'l translated from Urdu by Ustaz Ishaak Rawoot of the Khaana-e-Adab School of Urdu Grammar As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of Ramadan." As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of Kindness." As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of High status." As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of Salvation." As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of Mysticism." As you take leave of us, we sadly say: "Farewell 0 month of Divine Integrity." When this month of fasting arrives, all true believers become ecstatic. They all say in one voice: "We shall all enjoy worshipping our Creator Most High with consistency." The true believers are overjoyed at the arrival of this month, their hearts becoming filled with the invocation of the Almighty's name. They free themselves from wrongful innovations and infidelity. You are on your way and they all profess their sadness. Oh! Alas! How negligent we have been. Oh woe unto us! We have lost forever, the benefits of this auspicious month. Not for even a moment did we devote ourselves in submission to our Creator Most High. There was no enjoyment in it. No gain! Alas! Alas! We have been blessed to meet with you, 0 month of Divine Light, after an entire year. We left our native homes to eke out a living in some foreign unknown land. Whom shall we share our grief with, so far away from home? Every heart is abounding in the remembrance of the Creator, Most High. Day in and day out, Divine Light descends on us in the days of your visit. Because of you, the true believers were joyous continuously. You are now taking leave, and they are all feeling a sense of grief. Oh illuminating month, you are truly a month full of strange bounties. The Creator Most High is pleased with the true believers. You are making every heart your captive. Loving you is an experience on its own. How is it at all possible for us to calculate your status? You have brought the pleasure of the Almighty Creator on us. The sounds of Taraawih could be heard everywhere. We were avid in our worship day and night. You were so full of strange bounties, 0 month of good qualities. Every true believer's heart, La'l, was alive because of you dear month of Ramadan. Why should we not lament your departure? May the Creator Most High show us your grace again, quickly.