Ek phnota basanta

Shunechilam mishtir dokaner gondhe acho tumi
Rastar more jekhane lebu jol aar fuchkar prem
Rong chota rickshaw jokhon sandhyer bikele klanti
Dersho bochorer bari; footpath-er samudre sale.

Tor abhijoger brishti nemeche kajol-er rekhay
Sheet-er ahonkar hnete perono basanter patay
Churno hoyeche; agamir daag  holuder saday
Camera, chosma, alo harache haatghorir katay.

Samay palay nihsabde nijer paray,
Gondir ghori abar tor mon bholay
Katha furoy praktan kono kalir khatay,
Kobi ankray tilottoma; sekorer taronay.

Tara

Shekol dwar-e nei, porda besamal
Puber hawa thanda chnoya diye jay
Majhraater akash jagiye rakhe kake
Chonnochara kichu jotsna megher kole.

Raat bole ami eka noi agunti tarar srote
Aro naki lokkho koti pran ei andhare jege
Ache; Ashole sob agun er moto oto jol nei
Brahmando, shorir ba anyo kono jongole.

Tai dabanole purte hobe aro onek pata ke
Chai hoye bhese berabe shunyer akashe
Ar hothat kono nishthur brishti majhrate
Sei satya keo dhuye debe; ghumer ahonkare.

Deshlai

Gobhire jete kotojon pare, ami jani na
Jante chai na;
Rokte mishe taan diye thaki tomar shiray;
Je chnoyar chnyaka chokhe, thnote, dehe
Baspo koreche ajosro sheetal abhiman,
Take aswikar koro; shikarir maya bemanan.

Shorir atma chene na, mangshei tar shuddhi
Eke oporer deshlai-e sob mukti royeche bandi
Bish chutche uposhiray, niyoti khunjche fondi
Rokto goray majhrastay, brishti chatche gondi.

Ke?

Firecho sandhye bela,
Haat ghori bondho; tumi klanto.
Fyakashe mukh, kuo tola
Shat watt-er alo; monder bhalo.

Ke ghure beray jekhane sandhye name gacher tolay


Rastay bhase addar slogan
Pressure cooker; baspo saradiner gham
Payer patay chapa pore pata
Deoyal perole bagan; tomar snan.

Ke bhase shunye jekhane jotsna juroy puber haway


Dure ghonta; elo bujhi raat
Porda ore radior pashe, kothay doyat?
Kolome kagoje abar hariyecho haat
Janlay unki, chande taray jomjomat.

Obelay chirokal ke aandhar namay tomar paray

Loadshedding-er gobhire tumi shei eka
Jerom eka jomjomat rastar ajosro kona
Momer shikhay jorano potonger lipikatha
Brishti name, muche jay somosto rekha.

Ke boshe ache aynar mukhomukhi tomar kobitay

Ke ghure beray jekhane sandhye name gacher tolay
Ke bhase shunye jekhane jotsna juroy puber haway
Obelay chirokal ke aandhar namay tomar paray
Ke boshe thake aynar mukhomukhi tomar kobitay?
 

Bhoy

Chul poripati poribeshthito kopal prangone
Tar drishti poloke amar chnoya niye udhao
Kobita lekhar chhoke protikkha porer poloker
Tomar byasto gobhirota, amar premik-swatya.

Sokal theke bohubar bhoy ankre dhoreche amay
Tumi uthle, namle, norle, takale; ami asohay!
Rasta periye cholechi dujone mukhomukhi asamaye
Tomar chokher theke adou sorle tobei thonter abhipray.

Bhabchi tomay boli je tomar chokher gobhire harate chai
Bhabchi tumi hasbe, obak hobe aar mone rakhbe chirokal
Tomar kopale hariye bhabi, naak jeno basanter jongoler tia
Jodi sahosh ashe ektibar, tomay kache niye bhoy hoye jetam.

Locus

Like an image that slowly comes into focus,
Like a bird brushing its beak along the grass
Like a highland river approaching the ocean
You, a memory, scattering through the locus!

Like the blue, enveloping my white
You burn yourself and make it bright.
Like a cold, clumsy, disturbed night
You, an annoying knot, tied too tight!

Like an aftermath of extreme bleeding
You lie deep, delicate decade old sting.
A cruel slumber in insomniac's dream
You, a poem, searching for its being.

Naam tar Alps

Borof paaye mekhechi, dana bisarjon aj
Thanda tor proshwase ei buker barlo kaj
Ki jeno tor naam, tor bhumikomper banan?
Kon nodi tor buke, korche compass besamal!
Kon pakhi boshe tor thonte, holud ahonkar;
Kiser nesha laglo chokhe, kon govir khaad!
Kothay dorir pnajore janina legeche taan,
Kon rothe ke jane aj icche hoyeche sawar.
Kon megher tale rock-er shera beat achomka
Kon bikele alor unki mone porabe na premika?
Kon ronge sada misheche neel-e, samay-er aanch
Aj kon pahare bol likhbo amar naam, amar gaan?

Tuli

Sandhye name chokher ek kone
Je chokh thonter bnaker paharay;
Jhnapsa prosroy tar majhraater gaan
Shei raatei pushchi prem; biday ahonkar.

Kopaler bhaje chuler bayna; sparsho.
Hashir chhole haat muchechi, madhyakorshon.
Urte shikhlam aanguler chnoyay; kaktaliyo
Chosma ghera chuler dheu-e kiser niyontron?

Kobir khatay kolomer stup to jombei
Akkhor khuje nish nijer aynar knache;
Jodi golper sandhan pash patar pora daage
Rong tuli rakha ache, back-cover er pashe.

Ek je chilo ghum

Aj lekha nei sathe, majhrate
Amar ekgheyemi te klanto se,
Ghumiye poreche balish chepe
Bhabchi tai tui kano achis jege!

Ache sathe duto adh-bhora joler botol
Ache ceiling e alor artistic gondogol
Aar gayoker joma kichu bulir hottogol
Jate nayikar dulche matha, nayak roshatol.

Tor jege thaka chintabrindo hnechei byakul
Bhabche, kothay khelna; kothay thnoter chul!
Aar je chokher naame dami hocche anyo bhul
Sei hiseber khata tukro hoye urche, kaaner dul.

Shei chotto golokei unki mare ashimer palok
Jar hariye jaoatei jutche mukh bhejano padok
Sathe urche chitronatyo, agamir dana jhaptanor
Sabdo haracche mane, dhire; premik? kobi? Nabalok!

Take your name

Should I take your name?
In my poems for myself,
In the songs I sing nowadays,
In the fields of afternoon rays
     Should I, should I take your name?

Should I start to talk of you?
When the bells ring over my head,
When rain falls lovingly on my face,
When sound slowly cares for silence
     Should I, should I take your name?

The leaves groove to the music today
Your banks welcome the silking ripples
Evening resides far away, near the bay
Tell me, O my riverside dream of the day
      Will you know if I take your name?

I am just a star towards the center
Giving out light through each corner
Diffusing through this lonely atmosphere,
It's your name that happens to appear.

So should I , could I take your name?
Or let my dreams just slip away?

Abdar

Raater notun bayna ajkal
Kolomer dam mitiye bole kobita koi?
Ghono kuashay ei kothin abdar
Na rekhe jai kothay, tthan pai kothay?

Sohoj abdarer mulyo alochona noy
Abdarer ache shirar gobhire prosroy
Rokter srote tai anoboroto bhese beray;
Tai prosno rekhe cholo, jedike icche hoy.

Dikbhranto hole lighter jwele niyo
Dhnoar gondhe hoyto kauke pabe khunje;
Kiser tahole aar ei andhokar ke bhoy?
Raater abdar dekhbe raater alo-tei furoy.

Sei Sohor

Payer ache sudhui chhap, sabder obhab;
Tomar olite golite bigolito borofer prolap.
Sandhyer aloy jara knaache unki diye palay
Ei chobi tader niye, kobji jora sobuj patay.

Amar gaan dhorar obhyesh toiri holo na
Je dorir ekul okul bnadha, ta ki aar amar!
Ar tumi bolcho nodi aar tar kul-kinara?
Majh setute neche bhabcho uthonta byaka.

Tomra biplob chere prem dhorechile
Ekhon tai prem purono hole kar apotti?
Majhari guitar churi hoyeche majhratre
Ajker din tahole sudhui sototar sotgoti?

Tai amar sandhye aj tomari payer chhap,
Amar chokhe agamir dik bhranto prolap
Chobir gobhire hariyeche jome thaka obhab
Oli goli-te hariyo na, jotoi hok na swabhab.