Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 16.2.6

16.2.6

And it is on the same account, as well as on account of Abdol-aaly-qhan's dismission, that there passed such a sharp dialogue between my mother and Aaly-verdy-qhan ; a dialogue which no one would have ventured upon, and which no one would choose to repeat. To put up with such expressions as were then heard by that Prince, is what the nature of an Angel would have overlooked, but which was more than the patience of a man could bear. This difference likewise broke an alliance, which Sayd-ahmed-qhan had desired between himself and Seyd-aaly-qhan, younger brother to the poor man, to whom he intended to marry his own daughter, a Princess which Aaly-verdy-qhan has since bestowed on another, whom he has thought proper to honour with his alliance. Although it must be acknowledged, that this Prince, as well as his three sons-in-law, had not their equals in forgiving the misdemeanours of relations, and in winking at the improper conduct of kinsmen ; a condescendence extremely uncommon, and of which we see so few instances, even amongst private men. May God Almighty's goodness reward them for it, by extending over them for ever, the wings of mercy and forgiveness ! On my arrival at Azim-abad, I found that Mehdi-nessar-qhan, my uncle, and Naki-aaly-qhan, my brother, with all my relations, kinsmen, and friends, had quitted that city to follow Sayd-ahmed-qhan. These were Gholam-reza-qhan, son to Moortezevi-qhan ; Tora-azimai, whom we have already mentioned ;