Zal Rises to Reproach the Shah

From C4.53, Zal Reproaches Khosrow. It illustrates C4.53.1–4:

C4.53.1
Zal heard those words, then rose before Khosrow:“O righteous Shah, now hear what age may know.
C4.53.2
Hear what an elder of the world would tell;If I give crooked counsel, then rebel.
C4.53.3
Though honest speech is bitter, it can barThe door of ruin, visible from far.
C4.53.4
Take therefore in good part the words I say,Before this noble group of men today.