唐诗三百首英译 邱为：寻西山隐者不遇

五言古诗

邱为

寻西山隐者不遇

绝顶一茅茨， 直上三十里；

扣关无僮仆， 窥室惟案几。

若非巾柴车？ 应是钓秋水。

差池不相见， 黾勉空仰止。

草色新雨中， 松声晚窗里；

及兹契幽绝， 自足荡心耳。

虽无宾主意， 颇得清净理。

兴尽方下山， 何必待之子。

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Five-character-ancient-verse

Qiu Wei

AFTER MISSING THE RECLUSE ON THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN

To your hermitage here on the top of the mountain

I have climbed， without stopping， these ten miles.

I have knocked at your door， and no one answered；

I have peeped into your room， at your seat beside the table.

Perhaps you are out riding in your canopied chair，

Or fishing， more likely， in some autumn pool.

Sorry though I am to be missing you，

You have become my meditation ——

The beauty of your grasses， fresh with rain，

And close beside your window the music of your pines.

I take into my being all that I see and hear，

Soothing my senses， quieting my heart；

And though there be neither host nor guest，

Have I not reasoned a visit complete？

……After enough， I have gone down the mountain.

Why should I wait for you any longer？