“Bondhutto”

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Dui bondhu, akjon onno jonke call kore janalo boro koborsthan er main gate e dekha korte. Onno jon orthat, bunshi’r jana ache, hossain koborsthan e aka jete voy pay bolei take call korechhe. Kichhu khon er moddhei munshi nirdishto sthane pouchhe gelo. Tar por dui jon kotha bolte bolte koborsthan er main gate die hatte hatte boro bot gachh er niche hossain er nana’r kobor er shamne kichhu doa pore koborsthan er ditiyo boro gate die ber hoe jabar kotha vablo. 

Munshi: ki hossani, hotat koborsthan e ashar ichchha hoilo keno tor?

Hossain: Na mane, kalke akta shopno dekhlam.

Munshi: To chol, hatte hatte tor shopno shuni.

Hossain: Suntei hobe? Shopno ta dekhe amnitei amar mon kharab.

Munshi: Ar e bolna, nahole ami hatbo na.

Hossain: Achchha boli, shun. Ami dekhlam: “Amar nana ak shada gari te kore eshe kichhu khon er moddhei kake jani nie shathe nie chole jay”. Ar janish, amar mone hochchhilo, amar nijeri akta ongsho nie jachchhilo.

Munshi: To tui ki tor nana ke bolte aschhili jeno kauke nie na jay? Pagol, karo jabar holeto jabei. 

Tader ai kotha shesh hobar kichhu khon er moddhei tara boro bot gachher niche pouchhalo. Tai tara ar kotha na bole, kichhu shura porte laglo. Doa shesh korlo ak shathei. Doa shesh hote na hotei . .

            Munshi: Ki mone hoy? Allah tor kotha sunbe?

            Hossain: Keno shunbena? Jai cheyechhi, valoito cheyechhi. Ar amar tan a shunleo, jate tor ta shune, ai doa o korechhi.

            Munshi: Ya, ta to korbi e. janos e to je amar doa er sheshe o ami same doa kori. Mane Allah tor doa shunuk ar amar doa shunuk, doa amader suntei hobe.

            Hossain: Chol, age bari. 

Kichhu khon chup chap hatar por. . . 

            Munshi: bol to, tui koborsthane aste ato voy pash ken?

            Hossain: Voy pain a, voy petam.

            Munshi: Shokale ki nasta korechhis je voy kete gechhe?

            Hossain: Chol ektu tara tari, amar shomoy nai.

            Munshi: Keno? Kothao jabi? Chol amio jai. 

Jei munshi gate er baire du pa rakhlo . . . 

            Hossain: Ami kothao jabo na, jeteo parbo na. Just eka ashte voy pachchhilam, tai toke shathe nie aslam. Akhon tui amar basay ja, sobai tor opekkha kortechhe. Ar he, shomoy hole, abar dekha hobe. Ashi . . .