Ke Ei Ami ?

Ami ki dur metho gayer geyo rakhal cheler
                                       shei laal ronger bashi,
Naki ami Leonardo da vincir aka monalisar
                                       shei ek tukro hashi?
Ami ki bishal nil akashe hariye jaowa
                                       chotto kono tara,
Naki ami komolapurer railway stationer pashe bohsa kono vikiri
                                       hoye sorbohara?


Ami ki shadhinotar shongrame shahid howa kono shahider
                                       ek fota rokto,
Naki ami baba Shahajalaler majare jigire bosha
                                       tar kono ondho vokto?
Ami ki tahole shiter shokale nodir pare dekha
                                       kono vindeshi otithi pakhi,
Naki ami ekatturer shontan hara kono gorib dukhini mayer
                                       jole veja duto akhi?


Ami ki juddhe jaowa kono shoiniker juddhe jetar
                                       shei ekmatro bisshash,
Naki ami shei shoinikeri guli khaowa deho chere jaowa
                                       gorbito shesh nisshash?
Ami ki tahole pothara, dishehara pothiker bohu akangkhto
                                       ojana kono gontobbo,
Naki ami kono shahoshi baktir, onno manusher kollane kora
                                       kono tagshil kortobbo?


Ami ki kono khete khaowa manusher jibika orjon korar
                                       shei ekmatro vorosha,
Naki ami kono shorbohara baloker jibone beche thakar
                                       shei shesh asha?
Ami ki tahole bikkhato kono shilpir bohu koshte aka
                                       nil freme badhano kono chobi,
Naki ami er konotai noy, shudhu matro bingsho shotabdir shesh dike kar
                                       ochena, oporichito kono kobi?



                                                                   Foez M Rahim
                                                                 14th December 1998