জীবনের গান

আমায় দগ্ধ করতে পারো,

আমি সোনা, হব আরও খাঁটি।

আমায় ফেলার চেষ্টা করো?

আমি বৃক্ষ, আঁকড়ে ধরব মাটি!

আমায় উপড়ে ফেলতে করো! 

আমি রম্ভার মতন আরও ছড়াবো।

আমার পতিত করতে পারো,

আমি ধুলো ঝেড়ে উঠে দাঁড়াবো।

আমি মেঘপুঞ্জে মিশে গিয়ে

প্রবল বজ্রপাত নিয়ে এসে কাঁপাব

আমায় মারার চেষ্টা করো!

আমি শত কৈ মাছ হয়ে লাফাবো

আমি তেলাপোকার মতন

শত শত শত পরমাণুস্ত্রেও বাঁচিব।

তোমার ঐ মরুতেও আমি

আশিন-ভাদু, শ্রাবণ হয়ে নাচিব

আমি হেরে গেলেও জিতব;

জিতে গেলে তো জিতবই বটে

আমি জীবন মৃত্যু তরিব,

জেতা-হারা গাইব জগৎ পটে।

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