Ei shohor ghumai, kintu amader ghum aste nai,
Chokh bujlei chhobi dekhi, boner lash raste pai.
Koto swapno chilo, koto boro bachte chai,
Kintu ei shadhin desher rajar to kono daitto nai...
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Shadhin desher kono raja nai.
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Rastar rokto diye likha ei golpo bhai.
Chhoto theke jhor dekhlam, buke chapa kosto,
Shohorer ei rasta amar mapar moto prostho.
Chhoto chhoto baccha, meyera pachar bostir bhitore,
Takar cheye iman sosta, shotti duba poth-er ghore.
Manush more rastai, keu dekhe na chhaya,
Shohor ta ghumay, onnai-e shanti chhaya.
Ei system-er jale tumi ami shobai phashi,
Juger por juge kranti, onek manush jhara bashi.
Durniti koreo tumi raja, pocket bhorti maala,
Ei desh shadhin, kintu raja nai — beshi khela.
Ekta boner lash dekhi din seshe rastar modhhe,
Shei jonoyar hasheo, jei mere fele modhho boddhe.
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Shadhin desher kono raja nai.
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Rastar rokto diye likha ei golpo bhai.
Kranti e nai, ki hobe? Julum chiro din gorib e shoibe?
Jibon boro na, kintu jontrona tar cheyeo doroibe.
Chatro bolto shadhinota chai, ajke eksho taka’r jonno,
Michiler rastai chole, emon juddho’r shongo.
Takar jonno bechay dai manush, poshu ektu shantir jonno,
13 bochor meye, lash niye fire, dekhbi khobor kono din ponno.
Somonnoyer cash-e crore taka, kintu shikkhai biporjoy,
Certificate-er topper o bikkha kore, kon boro asroy?
Je student chilo bijoyer golpo’r potrikai,
Sei ekhon hotta kore — notun systemer aikai.
Ke dibe rokkha? Keu na — ekta rajnoitik chhele,
Shadhinotar naam e cholchhe sudhu jomir mele.
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Shadhin desher kono raja nai.
Ei desh amar shadhin hoy nai,
Rastar rokto diye likha ei golpo bhai.
