i will return if you so wish..

আবার যদি ইচ্ছা কর
abar jodi iccha kauro

i will return if you so wish..
i will come back too, 
with laughters, tears, and smiles 
i will return to you, your chores..

once more.. I'll write and let.. it waft
once more.. I'll play and let.. it waft 
i'll take elusive smiles that come
with homecoming happy tears,

the path.. of thorns.. when darkness comes..
i'll see that in.. and out..
i'll withstand some.. storms.. that pass,
not always will that fall,

once more.. you hide your heart.. and play..
and..pull.. me here to play.. along..
i will return.. to love the earth..
revived to love her as I want..

rain showers.. like drum-beat..

jharjhara borishe
ঝরঝর বরিষে বারিধারা।

rain showers.. like drum-beat..
what shall become of the wayfarer.. the sluggish.. the homeless..
the wind.. laments, calls out.. in this deserted.. boundless.. land..
as the night.. darkens..
the restless.. Yamuna** gurgles nervous.. unseen its riverbanks.. shrouded in the dark..
dense clouds.. clap deeply
the edgy girl.. caught by surprise..
there are no moon.. or stars.. to be seen..

Yamuna**.. the second-largest tributary river.. in India.. Called Brahmaputra**.. and in the lower course Jamuna** ..in Bangladesh..

where trophies are bestowed..

jethay tomar loot hateche..
যেথায় তোমার লুট হতেছে ভুবনে

where trophies are bestowed in the universe..
how.. can my conscious mind.. find you there?..
in golden pots.. the sun.. and stars.. scoop up light showers..
infinite.. life.. extends throughout the sky..
at your seat.. as the giver..
how can my.. conscious mind.. find you there..
with ever new.. vivacity you unfold..
will I never be asked to join you there through my life?..

please the faithful deeds..

sarthak karo.. sadhan.. 
সার্থক কর’ সাধন

please.. the faithful deeds..
quench.. the earth's yearning..
life-giving force.. quench all lack..
with your abiding rich.. benevolence.
let the flowers.. flourish..
fashion.. the Magnolia-vines.. with floral offering..
tailor.. their ballads.. into lovely silent prayers..
with your abiding rich.. benevolence..
with your quiet.. stride..
turn the grains.. of forest-dust..
soft-green..
melt.. the hidden chill..
with your abiding rich.. benevolence..

have I known.. or haven't i..

bujhechi ki bujhi nai..
বুঝেছি কি বুঝি নাই বা সে তর্কে কাজ নাই

have i known.. or haven't i..
i shall not contend.. along those lines.
whatever it was.. made me happy.. 
in the day-break.. everything.. looks reborn..
as if i face.. a timeless being.. i don't recognize..
as i busy.. myself.. with regular chores..
i listen to murmuring ballads.. 
they offer me.. with a mellow distraction..
somewhere within..
i am not sure.. when a footfall happens..
it is a discovery..

wake..awake.. song..of..mine..

 jag jag re jag sangit..
জাগ' জাগ' রে জাগ' সঙ্গীত..
wake.. awake.. song.. of mine.. make aura.. in my thoughts..
deepen joy.. flicker rays.. of your love.. in my heart..
free the thrall.. of lyrical notes and let them travel.. the world..
let them launch a note.. of joy.. to the sky.. and stars..
make the tempo.. string the necklace around kindred hearts..
fill the sky.. with grand ballads.. in this epic.. celebration..

if worried are you, whom will you rescue?

apni abosh holi..
আপনি অবশ হলি

if worried are you, whom will you rescue?
show up and show up again, don't let down you.
don't shy away, don't you be scared, get a grip on yourself--
then find those you seek will show up and come around.
if you chose to walk the walk, let the path be yielding too.
don't look back a timid soul again and again.
there is no fear in tri-universe, your mind is the source of fear--
recall the fearless feet and show up to you.

Bangla's lands..Bangla's streams..

বাংলার মাটি, বাংলার জল,
banglar.. mati.. banglar.. jal..
Bangla's lands.. Bangla's streams.. Bangla's airs.. Bangla's dreams..
rinse them all..rinse them all.. rinse them all.. oh.. my source..
Bangla's homes.. Bangla's shops.. forestlands.. and pastures..
suffice them all, suffice them all..suffice them all..oh..my source..
Bangla's vows.. Bangla's hopes.. Bangla's works.. Bangla's words..
make them true.. and whole-hearted.. make them true ..oh..my source..
Bangla's lives.. Bangali' minds.. brothers.. sisters..from this land..
bring them close.. bring them close.. alive and well.. oh.. my source..

don't you stop..

সঙ্কোচের বিহ্বলতা..
sankocher.. bihwalata..

don't you stop.. my wavering heart..
don't imagine.. the unhappy fact..
master the path.. free the fear.. and win.. your heart..
care for small people strike the ugly..
you don't need.. more.. to be.. complete..
master.. the stakes, don't you doubt you have what it takes..
when the bell.. goes, give all you.. have.
sweet.. and silent.. follow the path..
master the fear.. show your strength when courage.. is dear..

you..are unknown.. to.. me..

তোমারে জানি নে হে,তবু মন তোমাতে ধায়.  / tomare.. janine.. he..

you.. are unknown to me.. but my heart.. seeks you out..

never having known you the world.. rests.. in your hands..

endless beauty! who has felt it.. ever of you.

oh.. the splendor.. is ever-new–

unwittingly i gave you my heart..

you're light to all the light I am blinded with darkness..

you're free and fascinating, i am drowned.. by my.. pathways..

you span infinity.. i am small.. and needy..  what amazing partnership.. make you.. and i..

my night ends..

amar.. rat.. pohalo..
আমার রাত পোহালো

my night.. ends here.. with the autumn day..

flute of mine.. who.. shall be the one.. to have you..

you had so many songs.. to sing..

goodbyes.. and welcoming melodies..

in the rains.. and in the spring night.. and day..

so many secrets.. from my heart..

you stole away from me with your songs.. from my heart..

time.. to say goodbye.. is nearly here..

like a star.. that melts in the sky..

say.. goodbye.. to all things dear..

as blossoms.. fade away..

at.. the dawn.. of a new.. era..

ওরে,  নূতন যুগের ভোরে

(ore nutan juger)

at.. the dawn.. of a new.. era..

why waste.. your time..

in judging.. the flow of time..

what.. will remain..

will remain..

what.. will be..

will be..

why add.. your fears, doubts, worries..

into the uncertainty..

 

look.. at the mountain.. stream..

gushing forth from a glacier..

rushing.. down treacherous.. slopes..

let loose.. your grip.. and take the plunge..

trust the force.. of nature..

and.. carve.. through the rocks..

a path.. yet unknown..

 

rocky.. be.. the road..

tough.. be.. the stones..

deeper.. the plunge..

stronger is the force..

in.. knowing.. the unknown.. begins

the journey.. to.. knowing.. your own self..

 

victory.. bells.. will ring.. out..

with each.. step.. you take..

the pace of your stride..

will.. determine.. the passage of time..

wait no more.. to get.. up and get ..going..

who.. is it that.. beckons..

কে রে ওই ডাকিছে
ke re oi dakichhe

who is it that beckons.. with an affectionate call..
her voice.. resonating throughout the world..
come one, come all, come let's go..

so.. the birds.. sing in joy..
suffusing dawn.. with sweet melody..
why then.. this sorrow,
why the tears in your eyes..

why curl up in distress,
why bereft of joy..

let's.. go.. and fulfil.. our hopes..

euphoria.. in my body..

গায়ে আমার পুলক লাগে
gaaye amar pulak laage

euphoria .. in my body..
wine .. in my eyes..
my heart .. tied with.. 

a red ribbon..

below the sky now..
in the water .. land .. flowers .. fruits..
you spread.. me my.. love..
           
what game is this with you now..
can't tell.. if I really.. found out..

joy.. wants to feign.. tears..
serene.. separation..
makes.. the sun.. rise..

as.. the day.. ends..

দিন যদি হল অবসান
din.. jodi holo

as.. the day.. ends..
listen.. to the call..
from deeper.. chambers..
of your world..

see.. how.. the good night..
fires candles.. to celebrate..

at the brink of your earth..
sing.. a song.. of thanks..

calm your heart..
spent with noise.. and haste..

even.. if you miss.. the sight..
you can bare.. your heart..
the dark.. will be the touch..
the dark.. will bring the joy..

       

perhaps..i know..

তুমি যে আমারে চাও আমি সে জানি
tumi.. je amare.. 
perhaps.. i know.. that you long.. for me..
perhaps.. i see.. why you make me cry,
in the sun.. in the night..
perhaps i perceive.. why you screen your face..
through many.. tasks.. all.. day.. perhaps.. i.. know..
why.. you dress.. up differently
why.. you make.. mixed melodies..
when the ferrying.. is all.. over..
perhaps.. i see.. where.. you leave to..
in.. your sunset-boat..

   

you are so.. rich ..

অসীম ধন তো আছে

ashim dhan to achhe..
you are so.. rich..
yet.. here.. you are
unhappy.. before you receive..
the gold.. back.. from me..
in little.. bites..
you gave me a full.. bag..
now.. here.. you are
calling.. me..
since I.. shut down..
you want.. to be the beggar..
you want.. my heart..
your antic.. tickles the world..
you will step off high.. ground.
walk with me.. on the dust..
till.. death.. do.. us part..

Happiness animates this world of yours

আনন্দ রয়েছে জাগি ভুবনে তোমার

Happiness animates this world of yours
Because you are always nearby
The blue sky is stunned into silence
The sun, moon and stars string a garland of light upon it
Your universe roves in joy across the vast space
Nestled in your lap in the skies beyond
I am a child in need of your refuge
I gaze evermore at your affectionate face

strike.. hard.. at.. my fear,

ভয়েরে মোর আঘাত করো ভীষণ

strike.. hard.. at.. my fear, o..terrible one...
be.. ruthless in bringing me to your feet...
you bind me.. evermore.. to tasks within the fortress... of my room...
evermore.. you tie me up... in forms and appearances...
come, do come, o sudden one...
engulf me from all directions...
sweep me off in an instant...
liberate my life...
let alight upon it...
your benevolent and smiling gaze
your blissful and fearless form... eternal...

if the doors.. of my heart..remain shut..

যদি এ আমার হৃদয়দুয়ার বন্ধ রহে গো কভু

if the doors of my heart remain shut o.. lord...
come into my life breaking them open...
i pray to you, do not turn your back.. to me...
if someday on the strings.. of my Veena...
your beloved name does not play...
take mercy on me and stay.. o.. lord...
i pray to You, do not turn your back to me...
if someday when you beckon.. to me...
my consciousness remains inert.. in sleep...
awaken me with a thunderbolt.. of pain,
i pray.. to you, do not turn your back to me...
if someday I yield.. your place.. to someone.. else...
my king, the eternal ruler.. of my life...
i pray.. to you, do not turn your back to me...

at.. the break of dawn.. He came..

ভোরের বেলা কখন এসে
bhorer bela kokhon eshe

at.. the break of dawn He.. came
He touched me with his grace and left..with a smile
who.. pushed the doors.. of my sleep.. open to give me that news..
I stirred awake  to find my eyes awash in tears
I felt the sky whisper into my ears
my body.. felt replete with many a song
my heart.. blossomed
bowing.. in reverence like a dew.. drenched flower..
my life gushed like a river.. overflowing it’s bank..
making it’s way.. to the vast.. infinite..

I have found the path of fearlessness

পেয়েছি অভয়পদ, আর ভয় কারে

I have found the path of fearlessness
Now I fear nothing, no one
Along the shore of the ocean that this world is
I walk, I wander in blissful joy
In the sweetness of Her shade
My sorrow and grief fade away
Her compassion glows in resplendent rays
Never ever in life, not even in death
Will I leave Her or let Her go

Your grief.. will not last..

দুঃখ যে তোর নয় রে চিরন্তন
Your grief.. will not last.. 
A shore.. there is beyond the untold teardrops.. of this ocean..
All afflictions.. of this life.. will come to end.. here..
In the abode.. of eternal life.. there is.. everlasting solace..
Your death.. will not last.. forever..
You will go past.. it’s gates..
Your fetters.. will be freed..
If at this hour.. the flowers.. of your worship.. wilt in the storm,
Your salver.. will be filled with a garland.. when you leave..

Play your Veena in my innermost being

বীণা বাজাও হে মম অন্তরে
beena bajao hey momo ontorey

Play your Veena in my innermost being
When I am with loved ones or on my own
In times of delight and joy
In times of peril and woe
Play a blissful strain, my friend, in my innermost being

In deep.. distress.. I lie awake..

ঘোর দুঃখে জাগিনু
ghor dukkhe jaginu
In deep.. distress.. I lie awake..
A dark night.. overcast with dense clouds..
Alone I am..
Of you showing up
I have lost all hope..
Night.. gives way to dawn..
Awaken all directions..
I stand.. at the door..
My arms.. outstretched..
My eyes.. eager.. for your arrival..

We know Him.. as our companion..

আমরা তারেই জানি তারেই জানি সাথের সাথী
amra tarei jani.. tarei jani.. 

We know Him.. as our companion..
It is of Him.. alone we know..
Night.. and day.. we plead.. with Him,
We beseech Him.. to be our mate.
With Him, we tend to our flock.. a sweet song.. on our flute..
For Him, we lay a cosy seat in the banyan.. shade.
With Him, at the helm our boat.. we row,
We rejoice with Him, come stormy.. waves..
When the day’s work.. is all done..
For Him, we light a lamp.. at dusk..
And gaze.. expectantly at the road..

Countless rays..

অসীম আকাশে অগণ্য কিরণ
asheem akashe agonno kiron
Countless rays.. in boundless space..
So many planets, so many satellites,
Many a sun, many a star glowing in amazing blaze..
Where are you, O where are you?
Without you there is no light..
The sun and moon dimmed..
In darkness plunged the whole universe..
Your presence within my heart is blissful O Lord,
Your sweet presence reveals itself
In the sweet radiance of love..

I am the flame of the evening lamp

আমি সন্ধ্যাদীপের শিখা
aami shondhyadeeper shikha

I am the flame of the evening lamp
The forehead of darkness I anoint with a holy mark
The touch of my radiance ignites a secret thrill in it’s dreams
In it’s heart is etched my first love letter
My celebration is in silence beneath a sky bereft of birdsong
When the young sun steps out
When the world is awakened at dawn
I fade away like a fleeting mirage

I won’t be scared, I won’t have fear..

আমি ভয় করব না ভয় করব না
aami bhoy korbona bhoy korbona
I won’t be scared, I won’t have fear..
I won’t quit in fright before it’s time..
To sail my raft, I must face the storm,
I won’t let go of the helm and oars..
I won’t dissolve into tears,
I have to practise that which is tough..
I will stand with my head held high..
I will not lurch into the slush..
Wanting to take the easy road..
My duties I will own, walk the straight road..
If adversity comes my way..
I won’t crouch into a corner..

Fear not, fear not, victory will be yours

নাই নাই ভয়, হবে হবে জয়
naai naai bhoy hobe hobe joy

Fear not, fear not, victory will be yours
This locked door will be flung open
I know you will break free of your fetters
You lose yourself now and then
In the dormancy of a deep dark night
Time and again you will have to reclaim
Your own rights in this universe
To this earth you have been invited
Summoned to this society
She invokes you to sing each day
Of your joy, woe, fear and shame
Flowers and leaves, rivers and springs
Will join you in your melody
Darkness and light will pulsate to your beat