1/7: zulm

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

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

2/7: zulm

gairon pe karam

apno pe sitam

aye jaane wafa

yeh zulm na kar

tyranny for loved ones

kindness for strangers

o faithful one

be not so cruel

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

3/7: zulm

zulm aur jahl pe

israar karoge kab tak

aql or fahm se

paekaar karoge kab tak

how long will you persist with

this injustice and ignorance

how long will you procrastinate…

relying on reason and understanding

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

4/7: zulm

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)

5/7: zulm

parda-e-lutf mein

ye zulm-o-sitam kya kahiye

haaye zaalim, tera

andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye

behind the comfort's veil, what to say

of this tyranny and cruelty

oh you tyrant, what to say

of your style of kindness

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

6/7: zulm

hum aman chaahte hain

magar zulm ke khilaaf

agar jang laazmi hai

to phir jang hi sahi

we desire peace

but by vanquishing tyranny

if what is needed is a fight

so be it…that fight is right

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

7/7: zulm

jab zulm-o-sitam ke

koh-e-garan

rooyi ki tarah uD jaayenge

hum dekhenge

when the mighty mountains

of tyranny and oppression

fly away like clumps of cotton

we shall see

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)