A Bengali inspirational song by Lyricist Asif Iqbal has appeared on the official platform of the world’s biggest football tournament, the FIFA World Cup page.
The official Facebook page of the FIFA World Cup FIFA used the well-known line “Jodi lokkho thake otut, bisshash hridoye” while highlighting the comeback of Brazil star midfielder Casemiro.
The post, published at 3:52pm Bangladesh time on Tuesday, used the Bengali line without any translation. It carried a message of Brazil’s resurgence. The post quickly drew massive attention on social media. It received over 75,000 reactions within a short time. It also gathered more than 2,500 comments and over 1,500 shares.
Lyricist Asif Iqbal said he felt deeply emotional after seeing his work used on a global platform.
In a long Facebook post, he recalled that he wrote the song in 2004 for the Closeup One: Tomakei Khujchhe Bangladesh competition. Composer Nakib Khan gave the tune. Multiple artists, including Ayub Bachchu, Partha Barua, Bappa Mazumder, and Dinaj Jahan Munni, lent their voices to the song.
Asif Iqbal said he never imagined the song would one day become a symbol of inspiration for millions.
He added that he believed only a small number of people would listen to it, hum it, or find courage during difficult times. Over time, the song found new meaning in different moments of people’s lives.
He said the line spread widely across the country. People used it in Parliament, sports grounds, public meetings, crisis moments and celebrations. Later, he even named one of his books “Jodi Lokkho Thake Otut” inspired by the song.
The lyricist said he never imagined seeing his own creation on the official FIFA World Cup page.
Expressing his emotions, he wrote that God’s plan is far greater than his imagination. He said the same line now appears on the FIFA World Cup official page with Casemiro’s image, describing Brazil’s comeback in Bengali, without translation, on football’s biggest stage.
He added that a single line travelled from a song to Parliament, from Parliament to a book title, and from a book to FIFA’s page. At every stage, he only gave his work without knowing where it would go.
Asif Iqbal said he does not see it as his personal achievement. He considers it a honour for Bangladesh and the Bengali language.
In the closing part of his post, he wrote that the achievement belongs not to him but to Bangladesh and the Bengali language. He said a boy from Chattogram once wrote a line, and that line has now reached the world stage, proving that even words from a small country can reach the biggest platforms if the goal remains firm.
