For seven days, he sits in sullen mourning on an ash heap.

他瘫坐在灰堆中，痛悼七天之久。

Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets. Those brought up in royal purple now lie on ash heaps.

素来吃美好食物的，现今在街上变为孤寒；素来卧朱红褥子的，现今躺卧粪堆。