Breaking My 12 Fast at Byculla

allah huma laka sumto

walarizke ka aftarto

waalaika tawakalto

 

with these words

i broke my fast

i broke bread

covered with gulal

thrown by the crowds

on my face and head

following the footpriints

of lalbagh cha raja

barefeet i did tread

hindus muslims

all munbaikars

bound to the soul

of mumbai

by a silken thread

a cup of chai

a sweet modak

i was fed

at do tanki

felicitated

by the muslims

lalbagh cha raja

from kumbharwada

to the seas

moved ahead

 

 

 

 

Done