PURNIMA RAATE
nishir raate, chader jotsnay
boshe achi ami ek jalanar dhare
mridu haawa ar akasher megh chara
kao nayi amar saathe.
ayi nistobdo raate, ache onek awaj..
kothao dure jache ekti maal gari,
kothao ba dakche kukur,
kothao kono raastae jache truck o lorry
kothao ba hoche awaj cholar kolkarkhanar bhari.
ayi nistobdo raate, chupti kore boshe thakte bhaloyi lagche
akasher megh gulo kelche chaader saathe kana machi,
kokhono dheke daye chaad ke kokhono ba khali
halka baatash, misti jotsnay, gach-palar awaje
hariye jete bhaloyi lagche,
aye nishtobdo nishir raate, nije ke khuje pete bhalo lagche.
raastar street lamps are purnima raater jotsna
jano puro shohor ta ke olokik shorgo baniye tuleche
hariye gache oyi traffic ar garir cacaphony
nayi kono poribohon, na ache kono hawker ba ferri dar dak
manush sthir hoye ache nijer barite, toyri hoche ek notun din,
ar tar saathe jiboner ek notun judher jono.
kintu ayi nishir raate, stobdo jiboner poribohone
shomoy dariye gache, theme gache din
batash muche diyeche dinner shob dhokol
chaad khule diyeche ek notun jogoter duar
mone sthir hoye gache,
hariye gache jiboner dhukher, shukher, paaper 'o' puner amar bojha
mone ache akon akyayi iccha...
kate jak amar shesh jibon ta ayi stobdo raate,
purnima chaader jotsnay khola ayi notun jogote,
shomoy hin
jiboner shob moh-maya hin
ayi prakritik olokik shanti te
ami hoye jete chayi billin.......