Eid

Children are wearing new clothes
Bright colours fill the streets
Their face is full of laughter
Their pockets full of sweets

Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of eid

Enemies embracing each other
All hatred is buried
Everyone is celebrating
Greeting everyone they meet

Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of eid

Mosques are full of worshipers
asking after friends and relatives
Their lord they remember
His name they repeat
Their hands are raised to the sky
they supplicate and plead
On this blessed day
grant our dearly wish

Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of eid

NB: this piece was extracted and modified from Sami Yusuf’s My Ummah Album.