#RamadanRuminations Day 20: End Ramadan Checklist

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Like Panadol, I treat Ramadan like my fix-all
As it’s going away, I take out my checklist today

Have all grudges been laid to rest?
Have all nasty feelings been dealt with?
Are the ego’s chains loosened by now?
Have my dunya worries turned to relief?

Have my fears been taken away?
Is my grief lighter and more bearable today?
Tell me, is my faith strengthened yet?
Can my patience withstand more storms
Or would I still break out a sweat?

Did you complete your work O Ramadan?
Did I surrender enough, sacrifice enough, cry enough in your nights?
Were my tears too little to douse the fire that my sins had fed all these time?
Will I ever transcend these bad characters and habits in my lifetime?