aahban
dhushar mon’er atal gobheer shesh’e
naam-na-jaana phool’er gandho meshe
ghumanto sei eklaa, gopan aami
hoThaat jaagi swapno-maakha resh’e /
oi aahbaan mon-bholaano jaani,
bholaate chaay purano sab glaani;
Daake aabar deoaa-neoaa’r haaT’e-
Laabh-loksaan maani ki naa maani /
Hayto aabar saaRa debaar kkhon’e-
Naiwrit-megh jombe gahon mon’e,
Hayto aabar sab haariye feli-
dhushar mon’er atal gobheer kon’e!
AshTamangala’r ek’maas por
ChhoRdi jedin elo-
Dekhlaam bNaa bhrur’r upor
EkTa gaRHo kaalshiTe;
Kopaale Tip, sNithee’te sNidur,
GoynagaTi – anek notun’er bhiR’e
KaalshiTe’Ta najor’e poRlo ekTu deriite-
Jiges kore janaa gelo – loadshedding’e
Aalmaari’te dhaakka kheyechhe naki !
taar kichhudin por,
Uttor kolkata’e ekTa kaaj’e giye-
DhNu maarlaam or shoshur’baRi’te;
Dekhlaam chhoRdi khNoRaachhe!
Bollo bathroom’e pichhle poRe
HNaTu’te choT peyechhe!
Er por’er dash maas’e-
Jakhoni o aamader baRi elo,
Ba aamra kodaachit gelaam or baRi,
Protibaar or shoreer’e notun choT,
Notun daag, notun chinHo!
Protibaar notun kaaron, notun uttor!
Aamra ki bujhte paarini?
Na bujhte chaaini!
Aaj’o jakhon phone elo-
Chhaad’er sNiRi theke goRiye poRe
ChhoRdi achaitanyo, chhoRdi haaspatale,
Jakhon aamra poucchobaar aagei-
ChhoRdi periye gelo sab proshner gonDi,
Jakhon aamra taar byathaatur mukh’er dike taakiye-
Songee holaam shudhu taar shesh’jaatra’r,
Takhono ki aamra bujhte paarlaam na!
Na bujhte chaailaam na??
Meghla dupur joRiye aachhe
Mon’kharap’er gandho
Bataas’khana gumoT baRo
Jaanla tomaar bandho!
Kakhon tomaar kopaaT bhenge
BrishTi mushaldhaara-
JomaaT megh’er chaador chhNiRe
JhoRbe paagolpaara?
Kakhon aamay korbe maatal
daamal, tumul jhoR?
Megh’er mandre kNaapbe aamar
Hriday thharothharr!
Bhejaa maaTi’r gandho kakhon
Mon’er modhye Dhuke,
Godhuli-chhNoyaa rang meshaabe
tomaar aamar buk’e!
