“সনেট ১৩০, আমার প্রেয়সীর চোখ” ভাষান্তরঃ গাজী নিষাদ উইলিয়ামশে ক্সপীয়র আমার প্রেয়সীর চোখকে সূর্যের প্রতি তুলনা করা যায়না, প্রবাল অনেক লাল তার ঠোঁটের চেয়ে। তুষার যদি শুভ্র হয়, তবে তার বুক ধূসর রঙের। যদি চুল হওয়া উচিত তরঙ্গিত, কালো তরঙ্গ ঢেউ খেলে তার মাথায়। আমি দেখেছি সুবিন্যস্ত গোলাপ, লাল এবং সাদা, কিন্তু এমন কোনো গোলাপ…
All posts in Issue 3, September 2022
Saptaparna Roy
“Stop the Flute’s Note” Translation by Saptaparna Roy Thamao Bnashari Taan by Swarnakumari Debi Pain-ridden life, eyes blinded by teardrops, Whose way I watch waiting at the bank? Boats sail in hundreds, people come and go in numbers, Where is he, where is he, the eyes only keep searching. Will he come? Will he not…
Sukanya Paul
“Fairytale” Translated by Sukanya Paul Roopkatha by Subodh Sarkar (Bengali) His only son was taken away by the darkened night. So now with lantern lit he sits alone with the door ajar – Every day sits there. And all night long the daughter-in-law Spins fairytales for his sake. “Love” Translated by Sukanya Paul Prem…
Issani Paul Chowdhury
“Following in steps” Translated by Issani Paul Chowdhury Onushoron by Ranojit Das (Bengali) Climbing, the puny bough of the night-flowering jasmine between the earth and the sun Gradually moving ahead with the Caterpillar, matching its run Heavy and sluggish, it is serving as meal for birds, dripping in self-venom If, like it, I too can…
Kausambi Patra
“Solitary” Translated by Kausambi Patra Ekaa by Mandakranta Sen (Bengali) Lying for so long under waters, green hued Alga and abandoned insect wings pillow me Have all of you reached the water’s edge above, to bathe? Waves of yearning surge, I long to go with you… “The Present” Translated by Kausambi Patra Upohaar by Mandakranta Sen…
Averi Saha
“Lalan’s Songs” Translated by Averi Saha From Bengali I Where shall one run and seek refuge When devoured by the beast of the mind? I try to fasten it secure in rhyme But lo! It breaks free every time Rising with a ferocious roar Scares away my bird of mind. If one ends it…
Jemima Nasrin
“In the Light” Translation by Jemima Nasrin Alokey by Kamini Roy (Bengali) We are the children of light, What endless galaxy lies in here! Dreams are woven in this light, The game to be born and die. Thousand sparkles of life Under the infinite universe, With the great burning sun, They go on shining leisurely.…
Madhu Sriwastav
“Clouds have come” Translated by Madhu Sriwastav Megh Aaye by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (Hindi) Clouds have come all dressed up flamboyantlyThe wind comes before singing dancing in joyDoors windows begin to open in lanesAs if a guest has come to village from cityClouds have come all dressed up flamboyantly.Trees stoop and peep with raised necksStorm…
Nikita Parik
“Darkness is dense” Translated by Nikita Parik Gahan hai andhkara by Suryakant Tripathi Nirala (Hindi) This prison of darkness is dense;Veils of egotism have raided our beings. A rhizomed-wall engulfs us,They look away, proclaiming this sky to be devoid of sun,of moon, of stars This infinite sea of imaginationthunders around me, terrifyingly, I no longer…
Sudeshna Chakravorty
“The Female Poets’ helplessness” translated by Sudeshna Chakravorty Streekaviyon ki Zahalatein by Anamika (Hindi) A poem is a woman too, after allno one listens to it.Or even if they do,they do not understand.All are her lovers, and none a friend! How lonely is she trapped in this touched-up, empty fleshliness-Fleshliness,of that tiny pigeon-who had gone…