Padma Bridge
(On the Eve of its Historic Inauguration)
Come June 25
And a new leaf we will turn
A new leaf;
Through mists and waves,
Hail and rain,
Sudden blasts from south,
Through high tides and low
We shall prevail
Come June 25
The waiting will be over
And a resounding No we will say
To our aggregated pain,
Because home and heart
Will remain parted no more
No more no more
The sick will go unattended
Stranded on the furthest shore
No more no more
Farmer's golden yield will go unrewarded
No more no more
Youths over future dim and dark
Will sigh broken-hearted.
Come June 25
We shall prevail.
Uniting the dreamer and the dream
Bringing zillion sparks of hope
to those in darkness steeped
Stands gleaming proud and tall
The Bridge.
Come June 25
We shall prevail
The one who holds together
The mettle and frame of our land
our seamless loyalty must strengthen
Her hand
Yasif Ahmad Faysal teaches English at the University of Barishal.