In the domain of mirth, in the realm of ecstasy

Truth and beauty reign supreme in the domain of mirth, in the realm of ecstasy.

Thy glory resounds within the vast heaven,

And the entire world lay at thy gem-bedecked pes.

The stars, planets, sun, and the moon are impetuously

Quaffing and bathing in thy eternal radiance.

An alluring elegance does shower the earth

With splendor of flora, folia, and fragrant melodious hymns.

Life eternally doth flow within untrodden streams,

Thy compassion here is the refuge from birth to demise.

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Tagore’s Gitabitan and the bookshelf of a Bengali household

Affection, amor, and grace and piety soften the soul,

The soothing solace thou dost shower succors all the sorrow.

The entire creation adores the grand majesty that art thou,

And offereth homage to thy sanctuary of omnipresent abode.

Abdullah Rayhan is studying English Literature at Jahangirnagar University.