1/2: mazloom

jo hain mazloom un ko to

taDapta chhoD dete hain

ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko

zinda chhoD dete hain?

the weak and the oppressed

are left to shiver and suffer

what kind of city is this

that lets the tyrants flourish?

Abbas Dana

(1)

mazloom (2) oppressed

taDapta (2) pulsate

shahr (9) city

zaalim (5) oppressor, tyrant

zinda (2) alive

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

2/2: mazloom

hazaaron zulm ho mazloom par to

chup rahe duniya

agar mazloom kuchh bole to

dahshat-gard kahti hai

when countless cruelties are inflicted

on the oppressed, the world stays silent

but when the oppressed dare to speak out

it calls them terrorists

Zameer Atrauli

(2)

zulm (7) cruelty, tyranny

mazloom (2) oppressed

duniya (16) world

dahshat-gard (1) terrorist

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

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