Part VI — Bangladesh: Amar sonar Bangla — My Bengal of gold

Bangladesh: Amar sonar Bangla — My Bengal of gold¹¹

Marvellous your beauty’s heart,
Stupendous your duty’s life.
Small is your outer body,
But tall, extremely tall, is your inner body.
You are at once quality’s depth
And quantity’s length.
Every morning, inspiration-flower awakens you,
Aspiration-tree heightens you
And dedication-branches enlighten you.
Readiness-life, willingness-mind
And eagerness-heart you are
To barter your divinity’s breath
With humanity’s life.
Twenty-seven years ago, you saw
The light of day
To be in the galaxy of Infinity’s Light
And Immortality’s Delight.

Janani janmabhumishcha svargadapi gariyasi

“Mother and Motherland are superior to Heaven itself.”