"জোড়া শালিখ নাচে যখন খয়েরি হলুদ শব্দ হয় মানুষ পাখি মারে যখন লাল কালো সব শব্দ হয় মানুষ মানুষ নাচে যখন লাল গোলাপি শব্দ হয় মানুষ মানুষ মারে যখন তখন নাচের কোন্ সময়!"
A firebrand as a speaker and writer trained in the language of Sanskrit and classical Bengali, yet proudly articulate in the language of the common man and woman, Suraiya courageously held on to her public identity as a poet and scholar and champion of the underprivileged in society. Her book of poems in Bengali, Naacher Shobdo (The Sound of Dance), was a revolutionary piece of writing that continues to be regarded as one of the best Bengali works in the poetic genre.
This book was dedicated to the esteemed Bengali poet, Abul Hasan, who also dedicated his last book of poems before his death to Suraiya.