Se din borosha jhorjhor jhore
kôhil kobir stri–
“Raashi raashi mil koriyaachho jôṛ,
rochitechho bosi’ pũthi bôṛo bôṛo,
maathaar opore baari poṛ-poṛ
taar khoj raakh ki!
Gãthichho chhôndo dirgho hroshwo,
maatha o muṇḍo, chhaai o bhôshmo,
milibe ki taaho hôsti ôshwo,
na mile shôshyokaṇaa!
Ônno joṭe na, kôthaa joṭe mela,
nishidin dhôre’ e ki chhelekhela,
Bhaaratire chhaṛi dhôro ei bela
Lokkhmir upaasona!
Ôgo phele daao pũthi o lekhoni,
ja korite hoy koroh ekhôni,
eto shikhiyaachho eṭuku shekhoni
kise koṛi aashe duṭo!”

Dekhi se muurti shôrbbonashiya
kobir poraaṇ uṭhilo traasiya,
porihaash chhole īshôt haasiya
kôhe juṛi kôroput,–

“Bhoy naahi kori o mukh-naṛaare,
Lokkhmi shôdoy Lokkhmichhaṛaare,
ghorete aachhen naik bhaaṛaare
e kôthaa shunibe kebaa!
Amaar kopale biporit phol,
Chopola Lokkhmi more ôchôpol,
Bhaarti na thaake thir ek pol
eto kori Tãar shebaa!
Taai to kapaaṭe laagaaiyaa khil
shôrge môrtte khũjitêchhi mil,
aanmona jodi hoi ek til
ômoni shôrbbonaash!”

Mone mone haasi mukh kori bhaar
kôhe kobijaayaa “Paarinek aar
ghôr shôngshaar gelo chhaarekhaar
shob ta’te porihaash!”

Etek boliya bãkaaye mukhani
shinjitô kori kãkon dukhani
chônchol kore anchol ṭaani’
rosh dule jaay chôli.
Heri se bhubon-gorob-dômon
abhimaan-bege odhir gômon,
uchaaṭon kôbi kôhil “Ômon
jeyo na hridoy doli’!

Dhôraa naahi dile dhôrib du’paay
ki korite hobe bol se upaay,
ghôr bhori’ dib shonaay roopaay
buddhi jogaao tumi!
Ektuṭu phãkaa jekhane ja paai
tomaari muurti shekhane chaapaai,
buddhir chaash konkhaane naai,
shômosto môrubhoomi!”

“Hoyechhe, hoyechhe, eto bhalo noy”
haasiya kôshiya gṛihiṇi bhônoy
“Jemon binoy temoni pronoy
amaar kopaal guṇe!
Kothaar kokhono ghoṭeni ôbhaab,
jokhoni bolechhi peyechhi jobaab,
ekbaar ôgo baakyo-nobaab
chol dekhi kôthaa shune!
Shubho din khôṇ dekho pãji khuli’,
shôngge koriyaa loho pũthi guli,
khoṇiker tore aaloshyo bhuli’,
chol raajshobhaa maajhe!
Aamaader raajaa guṇir paalok
maanush hoiya gelo kôto lok,
ghore tumi jômaa korile shôlok
laagibe kisher kaaje!”

Kobir maathaay bhãngi poṛe baaj,
bhaabilo “Bipod dekhiṭechhi aaj,
kokhono jaanine raajaa mohaaraaj
kopale ki jaani aachhe!”
Mukhe hese bole “Ei boi noy!
Aami boli aaro ki korite hoy.
Praaṇ dite paari, shudhu jaage bhoy
bidhôbaa hoibe paachhe!
Jete jodi hoy derite ki kaaj!
Tôra kore’ tobe niye esh saaj!
Hem kuṇḍol, maṇimoy taaj,
keyur, konok haar!
Bole’ daao mor saarothire deke
ghoṛaa bechhe ney bhaal bhaal dekhe’
kinkorogon shaathe jaabe ke ke
aayojon kor taar!”

Braahmoṇi kôhe “Mukhagre jaar
baadhe na kichhui, ki chaahe se aar,
mukh chhuṭaile rathaashwe aar
na dekhi aabashshok!
Naanaa beshbhushaa hira rupa shon
enechhi paṛaar kori’ upaasona,
saaj kore lao puṛaaye baasona,
roshonaa kshaanto hok.”

Etek boliya tboritô chôroṇ
aane besh baas naanaan dhôroṇ,
kôbi bhaabe mukh kori bibôroṇ
aajike gotik mônndo!
Gṛihiṇi shwoyong nikaṭe boshiya
tulil taahaare maajiyaa ghoshiyaa,
aaponaar haate jôtone kôshiya
poraailo koṭibôndho!
Ushṇiish aani maathaay chôṛaay,
koṇṭhi aaniyaa koṇṭhe jôṛaay,
ônggôd duṭi baahute poraay,
kuṇḍol dey kaane.
Ônge jotoi chaapaay rotôn,
kôbi bosi thaake chhobir moton,
preyoshir nij haater jôtôn
seo aaji haar maane!
Ei môte dui prohôr dhoriyaa
beshbhushaa shob shômaadhaa koriyaa,
gṛihiṇi nirôkhe īshôt shoriyaa
bãkaaye modhur gribaa!
Heriya kobir gombhir mukh
hṛidoye upôje mohaa koutuk,
haasi’ uṭhi’ kôhe dhoriyaa chibuk
aa mori sejechho kibaa!

Dhôril shômukhe aarshi aaniyaa,
kôhil bôchon ômiy chhaaniyaa,
purnarider poraaṇ haaniyaa
phiriya aashibe aaji,
tôkhon daashire bhulona gorobe,
ei upokaar mone rekho tobe,
moreo emni poraite hobe
rotôn bhushôṇ raaji!”
Koler opore bosi, baahu paashe
bãdhiya kobire sohāge sohaase
kopol raakhia kopolr paashe
kaane kaane kôthaa koy.
Dekhite dekhite kobir odhôre
haasi raashi aar kichhute na dhôre,
mugdhô hṛidoy gôliya aadore
phaatiya baahir hoy.
Kôhe uchchhôshi, “Kichhu na maanib,
emoni modhur shlok baakhaanib,
raajbhaaṇḍaar ṭaaniya aanib
o raangaa chôroṇtole!”
Bolite bolite buk uṭhe phuli’
ushniiboporaa mostok tuli’
pothe baahiray ‘gṛihodwaar khuli
druto raajgṛihe chole!

Kobir romoṇi kutuuohle bhaase,
taaṛataṛi uṭhi’ baatayon paashe
ũki maari’ chaay, mone mone haase,
kaalo chokhe aalo naache!
Kôhe mone mone bipul puloke,
“Raajpôth diye chole eto loke
emonṭi aar poṛilo na chokhe
amaar jemon aachhe!”

Edike kobir utsaaho krome
nimiṣhe nimiṣhe aashitechhe kôme’
jôkhon peshilo nṛip-aashrome
morite paile bãche!
Raajshobhaasod shoinyo paahara
gṛihiṇir motô nohoe t taaharaa
saari saari daari kore dishahaaraa,
hetha ki aashite aachhe!
Hese bhalobese duṭo kôthaa hoy
raajshobhaagṛiho heno ṭhaai noy,
montri hoite dwaari mohaashoy
shobe gobhir mukh!
Maanushe keno je maanusher proti
dhori’ aachhe heno jômer muurti,

taai bhaabi kôbi na paay phurti
dômi jaay taar buk!
Bosi mohaaraaj Mohendro Raay
mohoccho giri shikhôrer praay,
jôn-ôrônnyo heriche helaay
ôchôl ôṭol chhobi.
Kṛipaa nirjhor poṛichhe jhôriyaa
shot shot desh shôros koriyaa,
se mohaa mohimaa noyôn bhoriyaa
chaahiyaa dekhilo kôbi.
Bichaar shômaadhaa hol jôbe, sheshe
ingitô peye montri-aadeshe
joṛo kôropute daṛaailo eshe
desher prodhaan chôr!
Oti saadhu motô aakaar prokaar,
ek til naahi mukher bikaar,
byabosha je Tãar maanush-shikaar
naahi jaane kon nor!
Brôt naanaamotô shôtôt paaloye,
ek kaanaa koṛi mullo na lôye
dhôrmmopôdesh aaloye aaloye
bitoriche jaake taake!

Chera koṭaakkho chôke ṭhikôre,
ki ghoṭichhe kaar, ke kôtha ki kore,
paataay paataay shikôṛe shikôṛe
shôndhaan taar raakhe!
Naamaaboli gaaye boishnob rupe
jôkhon se aashi proṇomil bhupe,
montri baajaare oti chupe chupe
ki koril nibedôn!
Ômoni aadesh hoil raajaar
“Deho ẽre ṭaakaa pãch hôjaar”
“Saadhu, saadhu” kôhe shobhaar maajaar
joto shôbhasod jôn!
Pulok prokaashe shôbaar gaatre,
“Ei je daan ihaa jogyopaatre,
desher aabaal bonitaa maatre
ithe na maanibe dwesh!”
Saadhu nuye poṛe nômrota bhore,
dekhi shôbhaajôn aahaa aahaa kore,
montrir shudhu jaagil odhôre
īshôt haashyo lesh!
Aashe guṭi guṭi boiyyaakoroṇ
dhoolivôraa duṭi loiya chôroṇ,
chihṇitô kori raajaa’storoṇ
pobitro pod-pônke!

Lôlaaṭe bindu bindu ghôrmmo,
boli ônkitô-shithil chôrmmo,
prokhor muurti ôgnishôrmmo,
chhaatro more aatônke!
Kon dike kon lokkhyo na kore’
poṛi’ gelo shlok bikôṭ haã kore’
môṭor kôṛaai mishaaye kãkore
chibaailo jeno dãte!
Keho taar naahi bujhe aagu pichhu,
shôbe bosi thaake maathaa kori nichu,
raajaa bole “ẽre dokkhiṇaa kichhu
daao dokkhiṇ haate.”
Taar pore elo gônôtkaar,
gônaonaay raajaa chômotkaar,
ṭaakaa jhon jhon jhonôtkaar
baajaaye se gelo chôli’!
Aashe ek buṛaa gôṇyo maanyo
kôropute lôye durbbādhaanyo,
raajaa Tãar proti oti bodaannyo
bhôriyaa dilen tholi!
Aashe noṭ bhaṭ raajpurohit,
keho ekaa keho shishyo shohitô,
kaaro baa maathaay paagri lohitô,
kaaro baa horitborṇo.

Aashe dwijôgoṇ porômaaraadhyo,
konyaar daay, pitar shraaddho,
jaar jôthaamotô paay boraaddho,
raajaa aaji daataakorṇo.
Je jaahaar shôbe jaay shwôbhôbone,
kôbi ki koribe bhaabe mone mone,
raajaa dekhe taare shôbhaagṛihokone
bipônno mukhochhobi!
Kôhe bhup “Hothaa bosia ke oi,
es t montri shôndhaan loi”
kôbi kôhi uṭhe “Aami keho noi
aami shudhu ek kôbi!”
Raajaa kôhe “Boṭe! Es es tobe,
aajike kaabyo aalochona hobe.”
Bosaaila kaache mohaa gourôbe
dhori taar kôr duṭi!
Montri bhaabil–jaai ei bela,
ekhôn t shuru hobe chhelekhela!-
kôhe “Môhaaraaj, kaaj aachhe mela,
aadesh paile uṭhi!”
Raajaa shudhu mridu naṛil hôsto,
nṛip ingite mohaa tôṭostho
baahir hoiya gelo shômosto
shôbhaasthô dolbol!-

Paatro mitro amaatyo aachhi,
ôrthi praarthi baadi protibaadi,
uccho tuchchho bibidhô upaadhi
baanyaar jeno jôl!

Chôli gelo jôbe shôbhyosujôn,
mukhomukhi kori bosila dujôn,
raajaa bole “Ebe kaabyo-kuujôn
aarômbho kôy kôbi!”
Kôbi tôbe dui kôr juṛi buke
baaṇi-bôndonaa kore nôtomukhe,
“Prokaasho jônoni noyôn shômukhe
proshônno mukhochhobi!
Bimol maanas-shôrosobaasini
shuklobôshonaa shubhrôhaasini,
biṇaa-gônjitô mônjubhaashiṇi
komol-kuñjaasônaa!
Tomaare hṛidoye koriyaa aasin
sukhe gṛihokone dhônomaanohin
khyaapaar moton aachhi chirodin
udaasin aanmônaa!
Chaaridike shôbe bãṭiyaa duniaa
aapon ônshô nichchhe guṇiyaa,

aami tôbo sneho bôchon shuniyaa
peyechhi shôrogô sudhaa!
Sei mor bhalo–sei bohu maani,
tôbu maajhe maajhe kãde uṭhe praaṇi,
surer khaaddye jaan t maa baaṇi
nôrer miṭe na khudhhaa!
Ja habaar hobe, se kôthaa bhaabi na,
maago, ekbaar jhônkaaro biṇaa,
dhôroho raagiṇi bishwo-plaabinaa
ômrito utsô dhaaraa!
Je raagiṇi shuni nishi dinmaan
bipul hôrshê drobho bhôgobaan
molin môrttyomaajhe bôhômaan
niyôt aatmôhaaraa!
Je raagiṇi shôdaa gôgon chhaapiyaa
homoshikhaa shômo uṭhichhe kãpiyaa,
anaadi oshime poṛichhe jhãpiyaa
bishwotôntri hôte.
Je raagiṇi chir jônmo dhôriyaa
chittokuuhore uṭhe kuuhoriyaa
oshru haashite jibon bhôriyaa
chhuṭe shôhosro srote!
Ke aachhe kôthaay? Ke aashe, ke jaay,
nimiṣhe prokaashe, nimiṣhe milaay,

baaluka loiya kaaler belaay
chhaayaa aaloker khela!
Jogoter joto raajaa mohaaraaj
kaal chhilo jaaraa kôtha taaraa aaj,
sokaale phuṭichhe sukh dukh laaj,
ṭuṭichhe shôndhyabela!
Shudhu taar maajhe dhônonichhe shur
bipul bṛihôt gobhir modhur,
chirodin taahe aachhe bhôrpûr,
môgon gôgôntol.
Je jôn shunechhe se anaadidhwoni
bhaasaaye diyechhe hṛidoytôroṇi,
jaane na aaponaa jaane na dhôroṇi,
shôngsaar kôlâhol!
Se jôn paagol, poraaṇ bikôl,
bhôbokul hôte chhĩṛiyaa shikol
kemone eshechhe chhaaṛiyaa shôkol
ṭhekechhe chôroṇe tôbo!
Tômaar ômol kômôlgôndho
hṛidoye ḍhaalichhe mohaa aanôndô,
apurbô geet, alok chhôndô
shunichhe nitô nobô!
Baajuk se biṇaa, môjuk dhôroṇi,
baarekêr tore bhulaao jônoni

ke bôṛo ke chhôṭo ke din ke dhoni
kebaa aage kebaa pichhe,
kaar joy hol, kaar pôraajoy,
kaahaar bṛiddhi, kaar hol khôy,
kebaa bhalo, aar kebaa bhalo noy,
ke opore kebaa niche!
Gãthaa hoye jaak ek geet robe,
chhôṭo jogoter chhôṭo bôṛo shôbe,
mukhe poṛe’ robe podopollôbe
jeno maalaa ekkhani!
Tumi maanôser maajhkhaane aashi
dãṛaao modhur muurti bikashi’,
kôndoboroṇ shundor haashi
biṇaa haate biṇaa paaṇi!
Bhaasiya chôlibe robi shoshi taaraa,
saari saari joto maanober dhaaraa
anaadikaler paanth jahaaraa
tôbo shônggitô srote!
Dekhite paib byaame mahaakaal
chhonde chhonde baajaichhe taal,
dôsh dikbodhu khuli keshjaal
naache dôsh dik hôte!”

Etek boliya kṣhoṇpôre kôbi
koruṇ kôthaay prokaashil chhobi
punnyokaahini raghukulorôbi
raaghober itihaash.
Ôshôho dukhô shôhi nirôbodhi
kêmon jônôm giyechhe dôgôdhi’,
jiboner shesh dibos ôbodhi
oshim niraashwaash!
Kôhil, baarek bhaabi’ dekh mone
sei ekdin keṭechhe kêmone
jedin molin baakol bosone
chôlila boner pothe,
bhaai Lokkhômon boyosh nôbiin,
snaan chhaayasôm bishaad-biliin,
nôbobôdhu Sitaa aabhoṛonohin
uṭhila bidaay rôthe.
Raajpuri maajhe uṭhe haahakaar,
projaa kãditêchhe pothe saaresaar,
emon bojrô kokhôno ki aar
poṛechhe emon ghôre?
Obhishek hobe, utsôbe taar
aanôndômoy chhilo chaaridhaar,
mongôlodip nibiaa aãdhaar
shudhu nimiṣher jhôṛe.

Aar ek din bhebe dekh mone
je din Shriram loye Lokkhômone
phiriya nibhrito kuṭir bhôbone
dekhila Jaanoki naahi,–
Jaanoki Jaanoki aartô rônôdone
ḍaakiyaa phirila kaanone kaanone,
mohaa ôroṇyo aãdhaar aanone
rohilo nirobe chaahi.
Taar pore dekh shesh kôtha er,–
bhebe dekh kôthaa sei dibôser;
eto bishaader eto birôher
eto saadhoner dhôn,–
sei Sitaadebi raajshôbhaamaajhe
bidaay binoye nami’ Raghuraaje,
bidhaa dhôraatôle abhimaane laaje
hoilaa ôdôrshôn.
Se shôkol din seo chôle jaay,
se ôshôho shok, chihno kôthaay,
jaay ni t ẽke dhôroṇir gaaye
oshim dôgdho rekhaa!
Dwidhaa dhôraabhumi juṛechhe abar,
Dôṇḍok bone phuṭe phulobhaar,
Shorojur kuule tule tṛiṇosaar
prophullô shyaam-lekhaa.

Shudhu se diner ekkhaani shur
chiro din dhôre bohu bohu duur.
Kãdiyaa hṛidoy korichhe bidhur
modhur koruṇ taane;
se mahaapraaṇer maajhkhaantite
je mohaa raagiṇi aachhil dhwonite
aajio se geet mohaa shônggite
baaje maanober kaane!
Taar pore kôbi kôhil se kôthaa,
Kuru Paaṇḍob shômor-baarotaa;–
gṛihôbibaader ghor môttôtaa
byaapil shôrbbo desh,
duiṭi jomojô tôru paashapaashi,
ghôrshôṇe jôle hutaashôn raashi,
mohaa daabaanol phele sheshe graasi
ôroṇyo-poribesh!
Ek giri hôte dui srot paaraa
duiṭi shiirṇo bidweshdhaaraa
shôrishripogôti milil taaharaa
niṣṭhur abhimaane–
dekhite dekhite hol upônitô
Bhaaroter joto kṣhôtrô shoṇitô,
traashitô dhôroṇi koril dhwônitô
proloy-bônyaa-gaane!

Dekhite dekhite ḍube gelo kuul,
aatmô o pôr hoye gelo bhul,
gṛihobondhon kori nirmmool
chhuṭil rôktôdhaaraa,
phen aaye uṭhil môrôṇaambudhi,
bishwo rohilo nishwaash ruddhi’,
kãpil gôgon shôt aãkhi mudi’
nibaaye shurjyo taaraa!
Shômor-bônyaa jôbe ôboshaan
shonaar Bhaarat bipul shômoshaan,
raajgṛiho joto bhutol-shôyaan
poṛe aachhe ṭhaai ṭhaai,–
bhiishôṇaa shaanti rôktô noyône
bosiyaa shoṇit-pôṅkôshôyone,
dhôraa paane chaahi aanôt bôyône
mukhete bôchon naai.
Bohu din pôre ghuchiyaachhe khed,
môrone miṭechhe shôb bîchchhed,
shômaadhaa jôggyo mohaa nôromedh
bidwesh-hutaashône!
Shôkol kaamona koriyaa purno,
shôkol dômbho koriyaa churṇo,
pãch bhaai giyaa bosila shunyo
shôrṇo-shiṅhaashone!

Stobdho proshaad bishaad-aãdhaar,
shômoshaan hoite aashe haahakaar,
raajpur-bôdhu joto anaathaar
mormmo-bidaar rôb!
“Joy joy joy Paaṇḍutonoy”
saari saari dwaari daṛaaiyaa koy,
porihaash bole’ aaji mone hoy,
michhe mone hoy shôb!
Kaali je Bhaarot saaraa din dhôri’
oṭṭo gôroje ombor bhori’
raajaar rôkte khelechhilo hori
chhaaṛi kulobhôy laaje
porodine chitaabhôshmo maakhiyaa
shônnaashi beshe ôngo ḍhaakiyaa
bosi ekaakini shokaarthô hiyaa
shunyo shômoshaan maajhe;
Kuru Paaṇḍob muchhe gechhe shôb,
se rôṇôrônggo hoyechhe nirob,
se chit-bôhni oti bhoirob
bhoshmo-o naahi taar;
je bhumi loiya eto haanaahaani
se aaji kaahaar taahaao na jaani,
kôtha chhilo raajaa, kôtha raajôdhaani
chihno naahik aar!

Tôbu kôtha hôte aashichhe se shôr,–
jeno se ômôr shômôr saagôr
grohoṇ korechhe nobô kôlebôr
ekṭi biraaṭ gaane;
bijoyer sheshe se mohaa proyaṇ
shôfol aashaar bishaad mohaan,
udaash shaanti koritechhe daan
chir-maanober praaṇe!
Haay, e dhôraay kôto ônôntô
bôroṣhe bôroṣhe shiitô bôshôntô
sukhe dukhe bhori dik digôntô
haasiya giyaachhe bhaasi;
emoni boroshaa aajikaar motô
kôto din kôto hoye gechhe gôtô,
nôbo meghobhaare gôgon aanôt
phelechhe ôshru-raashi!
Juge juge lok giyechhe eshechhe,
dukhira kẽdechhe, sukhiraa hesechhe,
premik je jôn bhalo se besechhe
aaji aamaaderi motô;
taaraa gechhe shudhu taahader gaan
du haate chhôṛaaye kore gechhe daan,
deshe deshe, taar naahi porimaaṇ,
bheṣe bheṣe jaay kôto!

Shyaamôla bipulaa e dhôraar paane
cheye dekhi aami mugdhô noyone;
shômosto praaṇe keno je ke jaane
bhôre aashe ãkhi jol,
bohu maanober prem diye ḍhaakaa,
bohu diboser sukhe dukhe ãkaa,
lokkho juger shônggite maakhaa
shundor dhôraatôl!
E dhôraar maajhe tuliyaa ninaad
chaahi ne korite baad protibaad,
je k’ din aachhi maanôser saadh
miṭaab aapon mone;
jaar jaahaa aachhe taar thaak taai,
kaaro ôdhikaare jete naahi chaai,
shaantite jodi thaakibare paai
ekṭi nibhṛitô koṇe!
Shudhu bãshikhaani haate daao tuli
baajaai bosiyaa praaṇmon khuli’,
pushper motô shônggitoguli
phuṭaai aakaash bhaale.
Ontôr hôte aahori bôchon
aanôndolok kori birôchon,
geetôrôshodhaaraa kori sinchon
shôngsaar-dhûlijale!

Ôti durgôm sṛiṣṭi-shikhôre
oshim kaaler mohaa kôndôre
shôtôt bishwo nirjhor jhôre
jhorjhor shônggite,
shôr-tôrônggo joto groho taaraa
chhuṭichhe shunye uddeshôhaaraa,–
sethaa hôte ṭaani lob geetdhaaraa
chhôṭo ei bãshorite.
Dhôroṇir shyaam kôropuṭkhaani
bhori’ dib aami shei geet aani,
baataashe mishaaye dib ek baaṇi
modhur ôrthobhôraa.
Nobiin aashaaṛhe rochi’ nobô maayaa
ẽke diye jaab gônotor chhaayaa,
kore’ diye jaab bôshôntokaari
baashontibaash poraa.
Dhôroṇir tôle, gôgoner gaay,
saagorer jôle, ôroṇyo chhaay
aarêkṭuku nobiin aabhaay
rôngiṇ koriyaa dib.
Shôngsaar maajhe duyekṭi shur
rekhe diye jaab koriyaa modhur,
duyekṭi kãṭaa kori dib duur
taar pôre chhuṭi nib!

Sukhoshaasi aaro hobe ujjal,
shundor hobe noyôner jol,
sneho-shudhaamaakhaa baasogṛihotol
aaro aaponaar hobe!
Preyoshi naari noyône odhôre
aarêkṭu modhu diye jaab bhore’,
aarêkṭu sneho shishumukh pôre
shishirer motô r’be!
Na paare bujhaate aaponi na bujhe
maanush phirichhe kôthaa khũje khũje,
kokil jemon ponchome kuuje
maagichhe temoni shur;
kichhu ghuchaib sei byaakulôtaa,
kichhu miṭaib prokaasher byôthaa,
bidaayer aage du chaariti kôthaa
rekhe jaab sumodhur!
Khaak hṛidaasône jônoni Bhaaratī,
tomaari chôroṇe praaṇer aaroti,
chaahina chaahite aar kaaro proti,
raakhi na kaahaaro aashaa!
Kôto sukh chhilo hoye gechhe dukh,
kôto baandhob hoyechhe bimukh,
mlaan hoye gechhe kôto utsuk
unmukh bhaalobaashaa!

Shudhu o chôroṇ hṛidoye biraaje,
shudhu oi biṇaa chirodin baaje,
snehosure daake ontôr maajhe
–aay re bôtshô aay,–
phele rekhe aay haasi krôndôn,
chhĩṛe aay joto michhe bondhon,
hetha chhaayaa aachhe chirô nôndôn
chirô bôshônto baay!-
Sei bhalo maago, jaak jaahaa jaay,
jônmer motô bôrinu tomaay,
komol gôndho kômol du’paay
baar baar nômo nômoh!-
Eto boli kôbi thaamaailo gaan,
bosiyaa rohilo mugdhô noyôn,
baajite laagil hṛidoy praaṇ
biṇaa jhônkaar shôm!
Pulôkitô raajaa, ãkhi chôlchôl,
aashôn chhaaṛiyaa naamila bhutol,
du baahu baaṛaaye praaṇ uṭol
kobire loilaa buke’
kôhila, dhônnyo, kobigo, dhônnyo,
aanônde mon shômaachchhônno
tomaay ki aami kôhibo ônnyo,
chirodin thaak sukhe!

Bhaabiyaa na paai ki dibo tomaare,
kori pôritoṣ kon upohaare,
jaahaa kichhu aachhe raajbhaaṇḍaare
shôb dite paari aani!-

Premocchhôlitô aanôndô jôle
bhori dunôyon kôbi Tãare bole,–
kônṭho hoite deho mor gôle
oi phulmaalaa khaani!-

Maalaa bãdhi keshe kôbi jaay pothe,
keho shibikaay, keho dhaay rôthe,
naanaadike lok jaay naanaa môte
kaajer ônneshoṇe;
kôbi nij mone phirichhe lubdhô,
jeno se taahaar noyôn mugdhô
kôlpo-dhenur ômṛitô dugdhô
dohon korichhe mone!
Kobir romoṇi bãdhi keshopaash,
shondhyaar motô pori’ raangaa baas,
bosi’ ekaakini baatayon paash,
sukh haash mukhe phuṭe.

Kôpoter dôl chaaridike ghire
naachiya ḍaakiyaa beṛaichhe phire,
jober koṇikaa tuliyaa se dhire
ditechhe chônchupuṭe!
Ôngguli taar chôlichhe jemon
kôto ki je kôthaa bhaabitechhe mon,
hen kaale pothe pheliaa noyôn
hôthaat kobire heri’
baahu khaani naaṛi’ mṛidu jhini jhini
baajaaiyaa dil kôr-kiṅkiṇi,
haasijaalkhaani atulhaasini
phelila kobire gheri’.
Kobir chitto uṭhe ullaaṣi’
oti shôttor shômukhe aashi’
kôhe koutuke mṛidu mṛidu haasi’
–dekh ki enechhi baalaa!
Naanaa loke naanaa peyechhe rotôn,
aami aaniyaa choriyaa jôtôn
tomaar kônṭhe debaar moton
raajkônṭher maalaa!-
Eto boli maalaa shir hote khuli’
priyaar gôlaay dite gelo tuli’,
kôbi naari nôshe kôr dil ṭheli’
phiraaye rohilo mukh!

Miche chhol kori’ mukhe kore raag,
mone mone taar jaagichhe sôhaag,
gôrbe bhôriyaa uṭhe anuraag,
hṛidoye uthle sukh.
Kôbi bhaabe, bidhi ôproshônno,
bipod aajike heri aashônno,
bosi thaake mukh kori biṣôṇno,
shunyo noyôn meli!
Kobir lolona aadh khaani bẽke,
choraa kôṭaakkhe chaaye theke theke,
potir mukher bhaabkhaani dekhe’
mukher bôshôn pheli’
uccho kôṇṭhe uṭhil haasiya,
tuchchho chholona gelo se bhaasiya,
chôkite shoriyaa nikaṭe aashiya
poṛil taahaar buke,–
sethaay lukaaye haasiya kãdiyaa,
kobir kôṇṭho baahute bãdhiyaa,
shotobar kori aaponi saadhiyaa
chuḿbil taar mukhe!
Bismitô kôbi bihwôl praay;–
aanônde kôthaa khũjiyaa na paay;–
maalaa khaani loye aapon gôlaay
aadore porila sôti.

Bhôkti aabegê kôbi bhaabe mone
cheye sei premopurno bôdone-
bãdhaa pô’l ek maallyo bãdhone
Lokkhmi Shôroshwoti.