1/5: zaalim

dost ban kar bhi

naheen saath nibhaane wala

wahi andaaz hai

zaalim ka zamaane wala

though being my friend

he does not stand by me

just like the way

the heartless world always behaves

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

2/5: zaalim

kis zaalim ne

par peDon ke kaaT diye

aag ugalti dhoop mein

saaya kahin naheen

which cruel one has cut

the wings of the trees

in this spewing, scorching heat

there is no shade anywhere

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

3/5: zaalim

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?

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

4/5: zaalim

zaalim ko jo na roke

woh shaamil hai zulm mein

qaatil ko jo na Toke

woh qaatil ke saath hai

one who doesn't stop a tyrant

is guilty of tyranny also

one who doesn't stop the murderer

is an accomplice in the murder too

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

5/5: zaalim

sun chuke jab haal mera

le ke angDaayi kaha

kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim

tere afsaane mein tha

after hearing my plight,

stretching and yawning, you said

oh cruel one, what great pain

was there in your story?

Theme:Miscellany (44)