agar hawaon ke ruKH mehrban nahin hote 
to bujhti aag ke tewar jawan nahin hote 
dilon pe barf jami hai labon pe sahra hai 
kahin KHulus ke jharne rawan nahin hote 
hum is zamin ko ashkon se sabz karte hain 
ye wo chaman hai jahan baghban nahin hote 
kahan nahin hain hamare bhi KHair-KHwah magar 
jahan guhaar lagao wahan nahin hote 
idhar to aankh barasti hai dil dhaDakta hai 
ye sanehat tumhaare yahan nahin hote 
wafa ka zikr chalaya to hans ke bole wo 
fuzul kaam hamare yahan nahin hote
        Ghazal
Agar hawaon ke ruKH mehrban nahin hote
Mayank Awasthi

