Poem by Arindam Das

A`…k¨ gvbyl

K‡qKwU Ry‡Zv, wKQy iywU I ‡Quov RvgvKvc‡oi wPý,
‡ij jvBb Gi av‡i c‡i Av‡Q AveR©bvi ¯Zy‡c cwiZ¨³|
Kviv ‡hb ‡ij jvBb G msmvi ‡c‡ZwQj,
‡ij jvBb ‡K evwjk ev cvkevwjk K‡i Nywg‡q c‡owQj|
‡f‡ewQ‡jv jKWvDb Pj‡Q ‡Kv‡bv ‡U«b Avm‡e bv,
K¬všZ kixi Lyu‡R cvqwb Avi Ab¨ ‡Kv‡bv wVKvbv|
‡fvi iv‡Z nVvrB g…Z¨y`~‡Zi g‡Zv ‡U«b Av‡m,
Avi Zv‡`i wb‡q hvq wPiNy‡gi ‡`‡k,
Gfv‡eB c…w_ex ‡_‡K nvwi‡q hvq wKQy gvbyl wPiZ‡i
¶gZvkvjx miKv‡ii fy‡ji ‡Lmvi‡Z|
wn‡m‡ei LvZvq ‡jLv _v‡K bv Zv‡`i bvg,
¶wZc~i‡Yi `vq ‡_‡K Ae¨vnwZ GB miKv‡ii AM«vwaKvi|
G‡`i ‡hb ‡Kv‡bv AwaKvi ‡bB ‡Kv‡bv iv‡R¨,
Zey ‡eu‡P _v‡K cwihvqx bv‡g wfbiv‡R¨|
Lye ‡Qv‡Uv Pvwn`v G‡`i evwo wdi‡Z ‡P‡q‡Q,
KvR ‡bB, Lvevi ‡bB, gv_v ‡MvuRvi wVKvbvUvI ‡M‡Q,
Kv‡iv c«Z¨vkv bv K‡iB ‡ewi‡q c‡owQj msmvi wb‡q c‡_,
gvBj Gi ci gvBj ‡nu‡U K¬všZ, k«všZ, Aembœ Mi‡g|
ïay wb‡Ri evwo‡Z wc«qR‡bi Kv‡Q ‡divi AvKywZ wQj
`~i`…wónxb K‡Vvi miKvi Mfxi wb`«vq gMœ ‡_‡KwQj|
G‡`i k«‡gB kni M‡o D‡V‡Q,
GivB A_©bxwZ‡K PvwjZ K‡i‡Q,
G‡`i Rb¨B kn‡ii c«vY mPj ‡_‡K‡Q,
A_P msKU Kv‡jB G‡`i Qy‡o ‡d‡j ‡`Iqv n‡q‡Q|
m¤ú~Y© AgvbweK I D`vmxb fv‡e
‡V‡j ‡`Iqv n‡jv AwbwðZ fwel¨‡Zi nv‡Z|

‡`vl Uv ïay miKv‡ii bq, ‡`vlUv Avgv‡`i gvbwmKZviI
Ni-ew›`, Avivg-wejvwmZvi mv‡_ GB D`vmxbZviI.
e¨¯Z gvbyl Avgiv, mg‡qi eoB Afve
_vK bv Iiv I‡`i gZb, wK `iKvi AZ fvevi,
Avgv‡`i c«Pyi KvR Av‡Q, Avgiv _vwK ‡mvk¨vj wgwWqvq,
AvgivI PvB miKvi gb w`K I‡`i myi¶vq|
AvgivI fy‡j hv‡ev I‡`i cwik«g, I‡`i Rxeb,
wVK ‡hfv‡e fy‡j ‡MwQ I‡`i g…Z¨yi Lei|
ZeyI nq‡Zv g‡b ‡_‡K hv‡e ‡ij jvBb Gi ‡mB ¶Z wPý,
ZLbB wKQyUv Kó Abyf~Z n‡e GB A`…k¨ gvbyl‡`i Rb¨|