WORKS OF MEENA KUMARI
As a matter of fact, Meena Kumari was a  poet on her own right, or shairaa as spoken in urdu, and she used to write poetry. She put some of her writing in shape of recording in her own voice. Some of her poetry presented here.
Chaa.Nd tanhaa hai aasmaa.N tanhaa.
Dil milaa hai kahaa.N kahaa.N tanhaa.
Bujh gaii aas chhup gayaa taaraa.
Tharatharaataa rahaa dhuaa.N tanhaa.
Zi.ndagii kyaa isii ko kahate hai.n.
Jism tanhaa hai aur jaa.N tanhaa.
Hamasafar koii gar mile bhii kahii.n.
Dono chalate rahe tanhaa tanhaa.
Jalatii bujhatii sii raushanii ke pare.
SimaTaa simaTaa saa ek makaa.N tanhaa.
Raah dekhaa karegaa sadiyo.n tak.
Chho.D jaayenge ye jahaa.N tanhaa.
AaGaaz to hotaa hai a.njaam nahii.n hotaa.
Jab merii kahaanii me.n vo naam nahii.n hotaa.
Jab zulf kii kaalik me.n ghul jaaye koii rahii.
Badanaam sahii lekin gumanaam nahii.n hotaa.
Ha.Ns ha.Ns ke javaa.N dil ke ham kyo.n na chune Tukare.
Har shaKhs kii qismat men inaam nahiin hotaa.
Din Duube hai yaa Duubii baaraat liye kishtii.
Saahil pe magar koii koharaam nahiin hotaa.

 Aabalaapaa koii is dasht me.n aayaa hogaa.
Varnaa aa.Ndhii me.n diyaa kisane jalaayaa hogaa.
Zarre zarre pe ja.De ho.nge ku.Nvaare sajde.
Ek ek but ko Khudaa usane banaayaa hogaa.
Pyaas jalate huye kaa.NTo.n kii bujhaayii hogii.
Risate paanii ko haathelii pe sajaayaa hogaa.
Mil gayaa hogaa agar koii sunaharii patthar.
Apanaa TuuTaa huaa dil yaad to aayaa hogaa.
Khuun ke chhii.nTe kahii.n pochh na le.n rehro.n se.
Kisane viiraane ko gulazaar banaayaa hogaa.
  Yuu.N terii rahaguzar se diivaanaavaar guzare.
Kaa.Ndhe pe apane rakh ke apanaa mazaar guzare.
BaiThe rahe hai.n raastaa me.n dil kaa Kha.nDhar sajaa kar.
Shaayad isii taraf se ek din bahaar guzare.
Bahatii huii ye nadiyaa ghulate hue kinaare.
Koii to paar utare koii to paar guzare.
Tuu ne bhii hamako dekhaa hamane bhii tujhako dekhaa.
Tuu dil hii haar guzaraa ham jaan haar guzare.
Puuchhate ho to suno kaise basar hotii hai.
raat Khairaat kii sadqe kii sahar hotii hai.
saa.Ns bharane ko to jiinaa nahii.n kahate yaa rab.
dil hii dukhataa hai na ab aasteen tar hotii hai.
jaise jaagii huii aa.Nkho.n me.n chubhe.n kaa.Nch ke Khvaab.
raat is tarah diivaano.n kii basar hotii hai.
Gam hii dushman hai meraa Gam hii ko dil Dhuu.NDhataa hai.
ek lamhe kii judaaii bhii agar hotii hai.
ek markaz kii talaash ek bhaTakatii Khushbuu.
kabhii ma.nzil kabhii tamhiid-e-safar hotii hai.

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