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.

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...