Thread by @AhmadRiazLodhi6

Jaun Elia once saw Zaryun somewhere after a long time but the poet was unable to recognize his only son. Zaryun had recognized his father but turned away in disgust. Jaun was devastated and in his devastation produced a masterpiece of a poem titled "Darakht-e-Zard". (1/n)

He begins by addressing his son and admitting his negligence towards him:

Nahiñ maalūm 'Zaryūn' ab tumhārī umr kyā hogī

vo kin ḳhawāboñ se jaane aāshnā nā-aāshnā hogī

tumhāre dil ke is duniyā se kaise silsile hoñge

tumheñ kaise gumaāñ hoñge tumheñ kaise gile hoñge

(2/n)

This part is a personal favorite. You can see that a poet is talking to his son.

na jaane kaun doshiza tumhārī zindagī hogī

na jaane us kī kyā bāyastagī shāistagī hogī

use tum phone karte aur ḳhat likhte rahe hoge

na jaane tum ne kitnī kam ġhalat urdu likhī hogī

(3/n)

ye ḳhat likhnā to daqyānūs kī pīerhī kā qissa hai

ye sinf-e-nasr ham nā-bāliġhoñ ke fan kā hissa hai

vo hañstī ho to shāyad tum na reh paate ho hāaloñ mieñ

garhā nanhā sā par jaatā ho shāyad us ke gāaloñ mieñ

(4/n)

And this is where he sketches our ideal khatoon:

vo doshiza bhī shāyad dāastānoñ kī ho dil-dāda

use maalūm hogā 'Zāl' thā 'Sohrāb' kā daadā

Tahamtan yaanī 'Rustam' thā girāmī 'Sām' kā vāris

girāmī 'Sām' thā sulb-e-nar-e-'Mānī' kā ḳhush-zāda

(5/n)

vo 'Najm'-āfañdi-e-marhūm ko to jāntī hogī

vo nauhoñ ke adab kā tarz to pehchāntī hogī

(6/n)

Now he starts indulging in philosophy:

hadaf hoñge tumhārā kaun tum kis ke hadaf hoge

na jaane waqt kī paikār meiñ tum kis taraf hoge

hai rann ye zindagī ik rann jo barpā lamha lamha hai

hamieñ is rann meiñ kuchh bhī ho kisī jānib to honā hai

(7/n)

He traces his lineage back to the house of Prophet:

'Hasan' naamī hamāre ghar meiñ ik 'Suqrāt' guzrā hai

vo apnī nafi se isbāt tak ma'ashar ke puhuñchā hai

ki ḳhoon-e-rāegaāñ ke amr meiñ parnā nahīñ ham ko

vo sood-e-hāl se yaksar ziyaāñ-kārāna guzrā hai

(8/n)

talab thī ḳhoon kī qai kī Usay aur be-nihāyat thī

so foran bint-e-ash'as kā pilāyā pī gayā hogā

vo ik lamhay ke andar sarmadiyyat jee gayā hogā

(9/n)

Again you see the falsafa:

kuch aisā hai ye maiñ jo hooñ ye maiñ apne sivā hooñ ''maiñ''

so apne aap meiñ shāyad nahīñ vaaqe huā hooñ maiñ

jo honay meiñ ho vo har lamha apnā ġhair hotā hai

ki honay ko to honay se ajab kuch bair hotā hai

(10/n)

Now you see the pain:

radīf o qāfiya kyā haiñ shikast-e-nā-ravā kyā hai

shikast-e-nā-ravā ne mujh ko paara paara kar daalā

anā ko merī be-andāza-tar be-chāara kar daalā

(11/n)