Hey daridro, tumi more koreso mohan !
tumi more daniyasho khrister somman
kontok-mukut shova ! -diyaso, tapos,
osonkoch prokasher duronto sahos:
uddhoto ulongo dristi ; bani khurdhar,
bani more shapey tobo holow torbar !

dusshoho dahoney tobo hey dorpi tapos,
omlan sorgerey more korile biros,
okaley shukaley more rup ros pran !
shirno korput vori sundorer dan

jotobar nitey jai-hey buvukkho tumi
ogre asi koro pan! sunno moruvumi
heri momo kokpolok. amar noyon
amari sundarey kore ogni borishon!
bedona holud-brinto kamona amar
shefalir moto shuvro surovi-bithar
bikoshi uthite chahey, tumi hey nirmom
dol brinto vango shakha kathuria-somo !
ashminer provater moto cholchol
kore othe sara hiya, shishir sojol
toltol dhoronir moto korunay !
tumi robi, tobo tapey shukaiya jay
koruna-nihar-bindu ! mlan hoye uthi
dhoronir chayanchole ! sowpno jay tuti
sundorer, kollyaner. torol gorol
konthey dhali tumi bolo, omritey ki fol?
jala nai, nesha nai, nai unmadona,-
re durbol, omrar omrito-sadhona
e dukkher prithibitey tor broto nohey !
tui nag, jonmo tor bedonar dohey .
kata-kunje bosi tui gathibi malika,
diya genu valey tor bedonar tika !...
gahi gan, gathi mala, konthey kore jala,
dongshilo sorbangey mor nag-bala!...
vikkha-jhuli niya fer dare dare rishi
khomahin hey durbasha! japiteshe nishi
sukhey bor-bodhu jotha-jekhane kokhon
hey kothor-kontho, giya dak-mur, shon,
dhoroni bilaskunjo nohey nohey karo,
ovab biroho ase, ase dukkho aro,
ase kata shojjyatoley bahute priyar,
tai ebey kor vog !' -pore hahakar
nimeshe se sukh-sorge, nibey jay bati,
katitey chahena jeno ar kal-rati !
cholo-pothey onoshon-klisto khino tonu,
ki dekhi bakiya uthe sohosa vru-dhonu,
du noyon vori rudro han ogni-ban,
promod-kanon purey, urey ottalika,-
tomar ainey shudhu mrittu-dondo likha !

binoyer byavichar nahi tobo pash,
tumi chaho nognoter ulongo prokash.
sonkoch shorom boli jano na k'kishu
unnoto koricho shir jar matha nichu.
mrittu-poth-jatridol tomar ingeetey
golay porichey fashi hasitey hasitey !
nitto ovaber kundo jalaiya bukey
shadhiteso mrittu-joggo poishashik sukhe!
lokkhir kiriti dhiri feletese tani
dhulitoley. bina-tarey koraghat hani
sardar, ki sur bajatey chaho guni ?
joto sur artonad hoye othe shuni !
provate uthiya kali shuninu, sanai
bajiche korun sure ! jeno ase nai
ajo kar ghore fire ! kadiya kadiya
dakishe tadere jeno ghorey sanaiya !
bodhuder pran aj sanaiyer sure
vese jay jotha aj priyotomo dure
asi asi koritese ! sokhi bole, bol
muchili keno la akhi, muchili kajol ?...
shunitesi ajo ami pratey uthiyai
'ay ay' kaditese temoni sanai.
mlanmukhi shefalika poritese jhori
bidhobar hasi somo-snighdho gondhey vori !
nechey ferey projapoti chonchol pakhay
duronto neshay aji, puspo-progolvay
chumboney bibosh kori! vomorar pakha
porage holud aji, ongey modhu makha.
usli uthisey jeno dikey dikey pran !
apnar ogochore geye uthi gan
agomoni anonder! okaroney akhi
pure ase oshru-joley! miloner rakhi
ke jeno badhiya dey dhoronir sathey!
puspanjoli vori duti mati-makha hatey
dhoroni egiye ase dey upohar.
o jeno konistha meye dulali amar!...
sohosa chomkey uthi! hay mor shishu
kali hotey saradin taposh nisthur,
kodi more ghore nitto tumi khudhatur!
pari nai bacha mor, hey priyo amar,
dui bindu dughdho ditey! -mor odhikar
anonder nahi nahi! daridro oshoho
putro hoye jaya hoye kadey ohoroho
amar duar dhori! ke bajabey bashi?
kotha pabo anondito-sundorer hasi?
kotha pabo puspasob?-dhutura-golas
voriya koresi pan noyon-nirjas!...

ajo shuni agomoni gahise sanai,
o jeno kadise shudhu-nai kisu nai!
[shindhu hillol]