Niloy Rafiq - Bio & poem
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NILOY RAFIQ
Born: August 6, 1983
Hometown: Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Niloy Rafiq began his literary journey in his school years, contributing to the literary pages of local daily newspapers. His voice soon reached national prominence, with poems appearing in leading newspapers and little magazines across Bangladesh. Over time, his work transcended borders: more than a hundred of his poems have been published in international literary journals, magazines, and newspapers.
His poetry has been translated into over thirty languages-including English, Spanish, Swedish,Finnish, Albanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Russian,Ukrainan, German, Italian, Greek, French, Portuguese, Persian, Hebrew, Polish, Arabic, Urdu, and Chinese-testifying to its universal resonance.
Published Works
English Collections (Amazon, Latin America):
1. Sun Leaf
2. An Incomplete Kiss
3. White Stone
Bengali Collections:
1. Bishuddho Bishade Bhasi Ami Rajhans (I Float Like a Swan in Pure Melancholy)
2. Pipasar Paramayu (The Longevity of Thirst)
3. Nona Manusher Mukh (The Face of the Salt People)
4. Agnyato Agun (The Unknown Fire)
5. Ankhi Anka Adinath (The Eyed Adinath)
6. Momer Prarthonay Nato Matir Sharir (The Earthen Body Bowed in Waxen Prayer)
: Niloy Rafiq. The Poet of a New Horizon: a book of review on the poet's works, written by Poet Professor Gausur Rahman, a renowned literary critique and author of Bangladesh
Forthcoming Collections:
1. Nur-er Pathor (Stone of Light)
2. The Fragrance of Fire (English)
Style and Vision
Rafique’s poetry is a spellbinding weave of thought and emotion, where rhythm and diction create a hypnotic cadence. His words form a delicate yet powerful tapestry, making him appear less a poet than a magician of language-conjuring wonder through syllables and silence alike.
International Recognition
• SENEGA Literary Award, Italy (2025)
• NOSSIDE Literary Award, Italy (2025)
Bodies are Flying in Smoke
Niloy Rafiq
There’s a fire hood in the heart of the sacred root
Today the fragrant garden is shrouded in blood
Weeping ceaselessly in prayer with folded hands
The bodies of my relatives are flying in smoke.
The barbaric leader is a cruel gobbler
Hateful dirt is woven into the veins of his words
Nice people of the world are spitting on his face
Where will he escape from the court of nature?
The peace bomb of Palestine is the light of humanity
A unity of rebellion lies in the hearts broken by separations
The madness of the waves is the scent of inspiration
The homeland-- the life of a free bird-- is on the path to victory.
Translator :Jyotirmoy Nandy
The Earth Melancholic
Niloy Rafiq
No vital words may be heard in the forbidden night.
Winter has settles firmly, the beloved is far away-
What a chaos is there in the electricity!
Ready to swim in the Ganges water after learning sexual desire.
Spreads the wings in search of fertile soil
After summoning to a dusty road.
God is beneath the feet! What an astonishment!
Clouds march in slogans, 'Come, my friend!'
While going to make the flowers blooming
The tended garden drops like dew
Drawing a streak of gloom
On the earth's melancholic face.
Translator: Jyotirmoy Nandy
Prepared for publication by Angela Kosta
