Jab ... (When ...)

Jab chalti rehti hai zindagi
Toh hum ruk jaayen kyon?
Jab behti rehti hai hawa
Toh phir hum tham jaayen kyon?

Jab har raat ke baad aati hai subah
Toh hum andheron se ghabrayen kyon?
Jab shor karti hain saagar ki lehren
Toh hum aawaaz uthayen na kyon?

Jab eksi padti hain dharti par suraj ki kirne
Toh hum karen bhed-bhaav kyon?
Jab indradhanush mein mil jaate hain saat rang
Toh hum sab bhi isi tarah ek ho jaayen na kyon?

Jab phool bikher sakta hai apni khushboo
Toh hum muskurahatein baatein na kyon?
Jab pyar se badkar nahi hain kuch
Toh hum yeh rog jahaan mein phelaayen na kyon?

Here's my feeble attempt at writing an English version of the above poem.

When ...

When life keeps on going
Then why should we slow our pace?
When the wind keeps on blowing
Then why should we stop at one place?

When after every night comes a morning
Then why should we be afraid of darkness?
When the waves of the ocean are always wailing
Then why should we hesitate to raise our voices?

When the sunrays fall in every quarter
Then why do we discriminate?
When in a rainbow seven colours can come together
Then why don't we too similarly amalgamate?

When a flower exudes its fragrance all around
Then why shouldn't we too spread laughter and cheer in bounty?
When nothing greater than love can be found
Then why should in the world it be there in scarcity?

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PS: This is my first attempt at writing a josh bhari poem. :) So people tell me how you found it?
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