Breaking My 12 Fast at Byculla

Breaking My 12 Fast at Byculla, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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