on a lonely sunday afternoon...

Bfej®e ®L¡e ®Mu¡®m

hå O®ll S¡em¡ ¢c®u

h¡C®l ®M¡m¡ BL¡nV¡ ®cM¢R®mj...

Dn¡e ®L¡®Z cm ®hy®d ®jO...

c¡¢f®u ®hs¡u c¡j¡m q¡Ju¡...

l¡d¡Q§s¡l f¡f¢s J®s

R¡¢ajN¡RV¡ T¡yL¡u j¡b¡...

qW¡v L®l,®Q¡®Ml f¡a¡u

V¤f¤pÚ L®l HL®gy¡V¡ Sm fs®m¡ H®pz

®Lje L®l??!??

E®s¡ q¡Ju¡u ¢L h«¢ø ¢R®m¡?

h¡E䥮m ®a¡j¡l ¢Q¢W?

e¡¢L, Bj¡l HLm¡ b¡L¡ O®ll ®L¡®Z

jeM¡l¡®fl h¡Öf S®j

®Q¡®Ml f¡a¡ ¢i¢S®u ®N®m¡...???

the night of the smallest moon...

BS Q¡ycV¡ e¡¢L ph ®b®L c§®l Q®m ¢N®u¢R®m¡z

a¡C ®cn S¥®s ým¥ÙÛ¥mz

c§®l ®N®m ®Lje m¡N®h Q¡ycV¡®L...?

L¡m®Ll ®L¡S¡N¢ll Q¡ycV¡l ®b®L LaV¡ Bm¡c¡ ®p...?

®jOm¡ BL¡®nl Q¡clV¡ p¢l®u

®cM®a ®Nm¥j Q¡ycV¡®Lz

¢L¾a¥ H®k H®Lh¡®l ¢e¢hLÑ¡lz

f«¢bh£l ®b®L LaV¡ c¨®l p®l ®N®m¡

a¡®a ®ke

Q¡y®cl ¢LC h¡ H®p ®N®m¡...

p¢aÉC ®a¡z

Q¡y®cl ¢LC h¡ B®p k¡u!!!

¢e®Sl hm®a k¡l HL l¢Õj B®m¡J ®eC

l¡®al AåL¡®l

A®eÉl d¡l Ll¡ B®m¡u k¡l A¢ØaaÅ dl¡ f®s

®p ®a¡j¡®cl r¢Z®Ll ®L±a¥q®ml

lnc ®k¡N¡u h®V...

B¢j öd¥ S¡¢e

®a¡jl¡ ®LE k¡®L Q¡y®cl Lmˆ h®m¡,

®LE h®m¡ Q¡y®cl f¡q¡s...

Bp®m a¡ A¢ij¡¢e ®j®uV¡l

l¡a®S®N L¡¾e¡l ®Q¡®Ml Smz

p¡d L®l ®Q¡®M L¡Sm f®s¢R®m¡ z

jeM¡l¡f Ll¡ l¡®al j¡®T

®mf®V ®p ph HL¡L¡lz

®a¡j¡®cl ®a¡ p¡d ¢j®V®R

®a¡jl¡ HMe Ni£l O¥®jz

Q¡ycV¡ öd¥ HLm¡ S¡®N

®i¡®ll B®m¡u q¡¢l®u k¡®h h®mz

-MsNf¤l-

(smallest Full moon night of 2011)

written when the first rains came pouring...

Muddat e baad yun baarish barsi hai.
Apne wajud hi mitt jaye,yun bheega humne...
in boondon mein zarre zarre ko saunpa humne.
Bas! Ab ek hi ummeed bachi hai.
Kahin is saundi mitti se ek nayee ulfat janam le.

Shhab kate.
Aftab nikle.
Phir ALIF se suru ho koi begirah rishta.



(for those unfamiliar with urdu...
Shhab: Night
aftab: sun
ALIF: first alphabet in Urdu
Begirah rishta: relationship without any knot tied)

Kotodin dekhini tomaye...

Agey tobu swapno ar bastob'er majher aal diye hnete eshe

Bole jete,"Megh, ami achi."

Dekha hoto Swapner kheya ghat e -

       Kotobar...

      Tomar...ar...amar.

Keno chole gele?

Naki amiyi hariye gelem?

Tomar amar chayo payoa'r majhe bere otha

                      Krishnachura'tao shikorsudhyu 

Upre pore geche.

Akash'tao kemon gholate gholate hoye thake...

Eka ami boshe thaki

                           Ek fali Neel rong majhe.

Poth bhola somuddurey domka hayoa dakena

                                           ager moto...

Chulgulo sob elomelo kore.

Sobai chole geche.

Roye gechi ami - eka -

Ek rash obhimaan bukey bhore niye.

Ami ki furiye gelem?

Ja kichu debar chilo,

                                  hiseb nikesh bujhe

Bepari'ra chole geche.

Roye gechi - sudhu ami - eka.

Somoyer naamheen ghat'e.

Ekhono debar ache

Onek oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeek kichu.

Kake boli? 

Kar'yi ba eto somoy ache?

Keno sunbe keu 

                          amar holo ki holo na iti...

Keno keu khnuje debe

                          amar hariye jayoa 'tumi'...

Amiyi ba ki emon rekhe gechi 

                                                  Chhaap...

somoy'er bhije bali pothey?

Ki emon diyechi tomaye...

Kiiyi ba debar ache...

                     Sadamata amar ei jeerno canvas e?

Tar cheye ei besh valo.

Shukno sheeter raatein

                      Ek rash  kuyasha joriye gaaye

Hajar bochor dhore boshe thaki...ami.

Thik ei khaney...

Tomar adi anonto -

                          sudhu ek shadharon meye.

(February,2011)

Sasthi night...when the two paths parted...

®j¡®sl j¡b¡u...

¢WL ®kM¡®e fbV¡ c¥i¡N q®u Q®m ®N®R

HLV¡ ®hy®L X¡e¢c®L...

Bl AeÉV¡...®p¡S¡p¥¢Sz

e¡z

pj¡¸al¡m euz

H c¥®V¡ fb ¢jm®h e¡ ®L¡b¡Jz

®L¡e¢ceCz

®l¡S Jl¡ Bm¡c¡ q®u k¡u...

JC ®j¡sV¡®a H®pz

a¡l B®N ¢L¸a¤ ®LE S¡e®a¡ e¡z

a¥¢j, B¢j...h¡ fbV¡z

h¡ qu®a¡ ®S®eJ j¡e®a Q¡u¢ez

a¡C...p¡l¡¢ce HLp¡®b Q®m...

¢WL JC ®j¡sV¡®a H®p

Bm¡c¡ q®u k¡Ju¡l SeÉz

(o×W£l l¡®a)

falgu...

öd¤ HL f¡ H¢N®u Bp¡

¢L L¢We L¡S h®m¡ ®c¢M !

®L L¡l SeÉ,

L®h ®ke p¡a pj¥Ÿ¥l ®a®l¡ ec£ f¡l q®u¢Rm-

®L L¡®L i¡®m¡®h®p ®ke

m®s¢Rm ¢hd½wp£ k¥Ü L®a¡h¡lz

e¡z

B¢j ¢LÔJ®fVÊ¡ eCz

®q®me, ®â±fc£...pwk¥š²¡J eCz

®no V¡e ¢c®u ®gm¡ ¢pN¡®l®Vl ¢e®i k¡Ju¡ V¥L®l¡l j®a¡,

pq®SC f¢lq¡kÑ B¢jz

ah¥ h¥®Ll j®dÉ ByL®s dl¡ ®e¡VfÉ¡®X By¢Lh¥y¢L...

e¡ hm¡ Lb¡ LM®e¡ ¢œi¥S qu...

LM®e¡ Bh¡l pl² pl² m¡C®e ByL¡

H®Ll fl HL j¥®Ml p¡¢lz

LM®e¡ h¡ LmjV¡ ®M¡m¡C f®s b¡®L...

j¥®Ml L¡¢mV¡ ö¢L®u B®p,

Bl Sj¡ qu

Bj¡l Q¡C®a e¡ f¡l¡ C®µRN¤®m¡ H®L H®Lz

S®j...A¢ij¡e L®l...

f®s b¡®L öL®e¡ p¡c¡ L¡NSV¡ j¡TM¡®ez

Jf¡®l c¡y¢s®u b¡®L¡ a¥¢jz

e£lh- ®Q¡®Ml Q¡q¢e ®a¡j¡lz

Hf¡®l HLV¡ gÒN¤ h®u k¡uz

¢eÙ¹ì- h¡¢ml B®l¡...B®l¡ e£®Qz

S®ml në öe®a f¡Je¡ a¥¢j-

f¡Ce¡ B¢jJz

öd¥ ®qy®V f¡l q®u k¡Ju¡ j¡e¥oN¤®m¡l

f¡®ul R¡f l®u k¡u ¢i®S h¡¢m®az

®a¡j¡l Bj¡l e¡ hm¡ Lb¡N¤®m¡l j®a¡z

öd¥- HL f¡ H¢N®u k¡Ju¡-

¢L L¢We L¡S,h®m¡ ®c¢Mz

Tomar proti kotha'r majhe,amaye khuji... 

Raater ekla ondhokarey

Amio puri...amio joli. 

Notun kore sokalbela chhai uriye,

raater pora chhaiyer gada e amaye khuji...tomaye khuji... 

Sokal holei onyo tumi,

onyo ami.

Saradiney notun kore

abar amar tomaye chena,tomaye jana...

Nijer kore pete chayoa.

Tomaye chena janar majhe,

chotto ekta alpothey te

dekha holo

achena ek meye'r sathe.

Khali paa,tar bhije anchal,

haater muthoye boichidana.

Aponmoney

Khepi se meye 

Bhor theke je ki kheyal e

Kuriye beraye aborjona.

Amaye dekhe

ek jholoke

Ektu hneshe

Bollo se meye,

"Aborjona?

Ami e matth,se matth ghure,

Pukur paare,Nodi'r dhare...

kuriye berai ichhegulo...

tumi jader hariye felo.

Chhoriye rakho.

Gnathbo mala.

Nambe jedin akash amar brishti hoye,

Sedin oke debo snope.

Tarpore te chuti amar.

Akash- Megh er goppo theke."