Books by Kazi Nazrul Islam

This is a complete listing of the works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, in the Bengali language.

Poetry

• Sanchita (Collected poems), 1925
• Phanimanasa (The Cactus), poems, 1927
• Chakrabak (The Flamingo), poems, 1929
• Satbhai Champa (The Seven Brothers of Champa), juvenile poems, 1933
• Nirjhar (Fountain), poems, 1939
• Natun Chand (The New Moon), poems, 1939
• Marubhaskar (The Sun in the Desert), poems, 1951
• Sanchayan (Collected Poems), 1955
• Nazrul Islam: Islami Kobita (A Collection of Islamic Poems; Dhaka, Bangladesh: Islamic Foundation, 1982)
• Agni Bina (The Fiery Lute), poems, 1992

Songs

• Bulbul (The Nightingle), songs, 1928
• Sandya (Evening), songs, 1929
• Chokher Chatak (Thirsty of Sight), songs, 1929
• Nazrul Geetika, (Collected Nazrul Songs), 1930
• Nazrul Swaralipi (The Notation of Nazrul Songs), 1931
• Chandrabindu (Nasal Mark), songs, 1931
• Banageeti (Wilderness Songs), 1931
• Zulfiquar (The Sword of Ali), songs, 1931
• Sursaki (The Serving maid of Melodies), songs, 1932
• Gul Bagicha (Flower Garden), songs, 1933
• Geeti Satadal (One Hundred Songs), 1934
• Surmukur (Notations), 1934
• Ganer Mala (Garland of Songs), 1934
• Swaralipi (Notations), 1949
• Bulbul Dwitiya Bhag (Bulbul, part Two), songs, 1952
• Ranga Jaba (Red China Rose), songs on the goddess Kali, 1966

Poems and songs

• Dolan Champa (name of a faintly fragrant monsoon flower), poems and songs, 1923
• Bisher Banshi (The Poison Flute), poems and songs, 1924
• Bhangar Gan (The Song of Destruction), songs and poems, 1924 proscribe in 1924
• Chhayanat (The Raga of Chhayanat), poems and songs, 1925
• Chittanama (On Chittaranjan), poems and songs, 1925
• Samyabadi (The Proclaimer of Equality), poems and songs, 1926
• Puber Hawa (The Eastern Wind), poems and songs, 1926
• Sarbahara (The Proletariat), poems and songs, 1926
• Sindhu Hindol (The Undulation of the Sea), poems and songs, 1927
• Jinjir (Chain), poems and songs, 1928
• Pralaya Shikha (Doomsday Flame), poems and songs, 1930 proscribed in 1930
• Shesh Saogat (The Last Offerings), poems and songs, 1958

Short stories

• Rikter Bedan (The Sorrows of Destitute), short stories, 1925
• Shiulimala (Garland of Shiuli), stories, 1931
• Byathar Dan (Offering of Pain), short stories, 1992

Novels

• Bandhan Hara (Free from Bonds), novel, 1927
• Mrityukshuda (Hunger for Death), novel, 1930
• Kuhelika (Mystery), novel, 1931

Plays and drama

• Jhilimili (Window Shutters), plays, 1930
• Aleya (Mirage), song drama, 1931
• Putuler Biye (Doll's Marriage), children's play, 1933
• Madhumala (Garland of Honeysuckle) a musical play, 1960
• Jhar (Storm), juvenile poems and play, 1960
• Pile Patka Putuler Biye (Doll's Marriage), juvenile poems and play, 1964

Essays

• Jooga Bani (The Message of the Age), essays, 1926
• Jhinge Phul (The Cucurbitaccus Flower), essays, 1926
• Durdiner Jatri (The Traveller through Rough Times), essays, 1926
• Rudra Mangal (The Violent Good), essays, 1927
• Dhumketu (The Comet), essays, 1961

Miscellaneous

• "Rajbondir Jabanbandi" (Deposition of a political prisoner), an address, 1923
• Rubaiyat-e-Hafiz (Rubaiyat-e-Hafiz), translation, 1930
• Kabye Ampara (Verse Translation of the Ampara), 1933
• Maktab Shahitya (A Textbook for maktab), 1935
• Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translation, 1958
• Nazrul Rachanabali (Works of Nazrul), vols. 1-4, edited by Abdul Quadir, published by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh, 1993, (New *Edition, edited by Board of Editors : Chairman, Anisuzzaman; Members, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Rafiqul Islam, Mohammad *Mahfuzullah, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdul Mannan Syed, Karunamay Goswami; Member-Secretary : Selina Hossain).

Courtesy: Nazrul Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Note: This page was part of the Kazi Nazrul Islam Page but it's length detracts from a biography style writeup and it has been moved to a separate entry.