Sufi Proverb

zaalimii niist ki ba-zulm-e-zaalim e-digar giraftaar na-shavad

There is no oppressor who will not suffer at the hand of another
oppressor.

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

mujhe kose vo zaalim yaa du.aa de
mohabbat ho to ye sab kuchh mazaa de

Muztar Khairabadi

sher

chhurii bhii tez zaalim ne na kar lii
ba.Daa be-rahm hai qaatil hamaaraa

Aasi Ghazipuri

Kalaam

sitam se baaz aa zaalim qiyaamat hone vaalii hai
ye pesh-e-daavar-e-mahshar 'adaalat hone vaalii hai

Unknown

sher

vo zaalim hai be-dard saffaak qaatil
use dard-e-dil kaa sunaane se haasil

Mirza Fida Ali Shah Manan

Naat-o-Manqabat

zaalim ke zulam kii rahii kuchh intihaa nahii.n
saabir husain aap saa ham ko milaa nahii.n

Shakeel Anwar

sher

sataataa hai mujhe sayyaad zaalim is liye shaayad
ki raunaq us ke gulshan kii mire shaGl-e-fuGaa.n tak hai

Wali Warsi

Kalaam

afsos 'ishq-e-zaalim tan-man jalaa rahaa hai
kyaa hijr us sanam kaa dil ko sataa rahaa hai

Mira'n Shah Jalandhari

Kalaam

apne diivaane ko zaalim is tarah ta.Dpaa na ab
mast nazro.n se pilaa kar kah bhii de diivaana ab

Abdul Khaliq Danish

Ghazal

use sab log zaalim be-vafaa qaatil samajhte hai.n
magar ham hai.n ki apnii jaan apnaa dil samajhte hai.n

Safi Aurangabadi

Ghazal

kyaa jaane.n kis andaaz se zaalim ne nazar kii
haalat hii digar-guu.n hai mire qalb-o-jigar kii

Khwaja Azizul Hasan Majzoob

sher

inhe.n aa.nsuu samajh kar yuu.n na miTTii me.n milaa zaalim
payaam-e-dard-o-dil hai aur aa.nkho.n kii zabaanii hai

Jigar Moradabadi

Kalaam

ye kis be-dard kis zaalim par apnaa dam nikaltaa hai
ye rah rah kar kalejaa chuTkiyo.n se kaun maltaa hai

Ameer Minai

sher

vafaa kii ho kisii ko tujh se kyaa ummiid o zaalim
ki ik aalam hai kushta terii tarz-e-bevafaa.ii kaa

Ibrahim Aajiz

sher

kuchh to kar KHauf-e-KHudaa dil me.n ai zaalim apne
dil-e-ushshaaq ko is tarah se barbaad na kar

Banke Lal

Ghazal

kar de dil naazuk kisii zaalim ke havaale az raah-e-mohabbat
be-dard zaraa aur mohabbat kaa mazaa le nikle mirii hasrat

Qabil Bandvi

Ghazal

ye nazar kii zad hai zaalim miraa dam nikal na jaa.e
mujhe sirf us kaa Dar hai ki ye tiir chal na jaa.e

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Kalaam

mar gayaa mai.n jab to zaalim ne kahaa afsos aaj
haa.e zaalim haa.e zaalim kaa mazaa jaataa rahaa

Ameer Minai