Abstract
A cautious reader of “life” in the jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) learns much of the virtues and vices of the ancient tent-dwelling pagan Arabs. In spite of their few wants of life one can come across with bulky mentions of a variety of dissatisfactions, injustices, wars, feats, sheep grazing and raids. This state of affairs had had a negative impact on the life of a pre-Islamic poet; his life became a burden to him and that he passed his time in tension and anxiety losing his status in the society. The present article mentions the major reasons of zulm (injustice) in pre-Islamic society and its impact on the life of a poet.