قُلتُI said لَهاto her حينَwhen أَكثَرتshe increased عَذليreproaching me
قُلتُ لَها حينَ أَكثَرت عَذلي
وَيحَكِalas for you أَزرتbrought low بِناus المُرُوآتnoble deeds
وَيحَكِ أَزرت بِنا المُرُوآت
I said to her when she kept reproaching me:
I said to her, when she blamed me excessively
“Alas for you! Noble deeds have brought us low.”
Alas, mirrors have brought evil upon us
قالَتshe said فَأَينَthen where السّراةthe nobles قُلتI said لَهاto her
قالَت فَأَينَ السّراة قُلت لَها
لاdo not تَسأَليask عَنهُمabout them فَقَدfor indeed ماتواthey have died
لا تَسأَلي عَنهُم فَقَد ماتوا
She said, “Then where are the nobles?” I said to her:
She said "Where are the nobles?" I said to her
“Do not ask about them, for they have died.”
Do not ask about them, for they have died
قالَتshe said ولمand why ذاكَthat قُلتُI said فَاِعتَبِريthen take heed
قالَت ولم ذاكَ قُلتُ فَاِعتَبِري
هذاthis وَزيرvizier الإِمامِof the Imam زَيّاتZayyat; literally, an oil seller
هذا وَزير الإِمامِ زَيّات
She said, “And why is that?” I said, “Then take heed:
She said "Why so?" I said "Take heed
This is the Imam’s vizier—Zayyat, the oil seller.”
This is the minister of the Imam Zayyat
Sol 6.1