ekti bonduk TAIRI;
Kolkata e hotath jano khoon er
ghatona berey gachey MAAIRI.
Emni teyi ei virus er jonnyo
charidikey MAHAMAARI;
tobu o maanush nijeder
moddheyi korche MAARAMAARI.
Kothao kichu neyi,
hotath kore era porey PREMEY;
taarpor kichudin poreyi
ei prem er rath jaaye THEMEY.
Kaarur saathe kaarur kono katha neyi,
keyu kaauke jano cheney ee naa,
se ek adbhut MONOMAALINYA;
hotath ekdin jakhan shonaa jaaye bonduk er guli
r awaaz, takhan upolobdhi hoy, je, ei sahar toh
aasoley hoye jacche ek concrete er ARANYA.
Eta chaai, ota chaai, chotobela e
kato ee naa kori aamra BAAYENA;
kintu bhooley jaai niijeke ekbaar dekhte,
jodi o ghar e teh aachey AAINA.
Aamader por er prajanmo r
chelemeye gulo r jano ektu
baddo beshi LOBH;
taarpor jakhan ektu gobheer jol e
khaaye haabudubu, dekhaaye taara
kato ee naa BIKKHOBH.
Jakhan jaa chaaibo, taa jodi sange sange peye
jaabo, tahole aar roilo ki ei jeevan er MAJAA;
larai kore, sab baadha bhigno periye, je
joyi hoye, seyi toh hoy aasol RAJA.
Faaki merey toh
aar kono yuddha
jaaye naa JETAA;
yoddha toh hoteyi hobe, kaaron sabaar
jonnyo yuddhakhetra baaniyeyi
rekhechey ei VISHWABIDHAATA."- Arindam Sain