You played around with the universe
Tremendous baby, absentmindedly
Destruction and creation, as playing with dolls
In a hushed place, quietly
You played
In the void of the great cosmos
In deep concentration, playful in abundance
You destroy, you create, within each moment
In a hushed place, quietly
The star, the sun, the moon are but your toys
You, unperturbed
Scattered around your sweet feet
Innumerable, innumerable
Every time you are immensely generous
By joy, by suffering, you're unperturbed
You're laughing, you're playing, alongside yourself
In a hushed place, quietly
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Translated Works of Nazrul Islam
PoetryI have attempted to translate the beautiful works of the genius, mystical poet of Bangladesh, Nazrul Islam.
