-Belal Chaudhuri
We are now illumined by you –
As the moon is by the sun, civilization by humanism,
And Bangla language by the morning procession,
Like freedom holding aloft your hands;
Our struggle is alive in your unarmed alphabets,
Like the sailing of democracy far the victory of Bangla
And the ethos of a nation in the roots of motherland.
Courage, beauty and struggle
Are like tides formed by small waves,
Resolute determination from small fists
Of eternal Bengal, Bangalee and Bangla language.
Translation: Dr. Helal UdedinAhmed
