The Wine of Ramadan
There came the month of Ramadān.
The wine and the tavern died out.
The time for love and merriment and for wine
was switched to the pre-dawn hours.
The pīr of the tavern and I
broke our fast with wine.
I told him that your fasting
is in days of leaves and fruits.
Make your ablution with wine
for according to the religion
of the rogues,
In the presence of the Truth,
this, your deed,
shall become fruitful.
Sha‘ban 29, 1407 AHS
[April 28, 1987]