Seeing off Guests at General Wang’s Banquet
於王抚军座送客
Cold and windy are the autumn days,
When grass and weeds have been in their last phase.
At frosty times before the autumn ends,
On a hill we dine to see off friends.
秋日凄且厉，百卉具已腓。
爰以履霜节，登高饯将归。
A chilly mist enshrouds the mountain vale
While clouds are floating o’er the dale.
The shoals and isles are lying far away,
Where wind and streams run counter in the bay.
寒气冒山泽，游云倏无依。
洲渚四缅邈，风水互乖违。
At sunset time when banquet is held here，
Our parting words deprive us of our cheer.
The flying birds are on their homeward ways
As the eye of heaven casts last rays.
瞻夕欣良讌，离言聿云悲。
晨鸟暮来还，悬车敛馀辉。
When dinner’s over, hosts and guests depart，
I drag my way home with a gloomy heart.
As the homebound boat goes out of sight，
I calm down, mixed with nature in its flight.
逝止判殊路，旋驾怅迟迟。
目送回舟远，情随万化遗