喜外弟卢纶见宿
司空曙
静夜四无邻， 荒居旧业贫。
雨中黄叶树， 灯下白头人。
以我独沉久， 愧君相访频。
平生自有分， 况是蔡家亲。
when lu lun my cousin comes for the night
sikong shu
with no other neighbour but the quiet night,
here i live in the same old cottage;
and as raindrops brighten yellow leaves,
the lamp illumines my white head....
out of the world these many years,
i am ashamed to receive you here.
but you cannot come too often,
more than brother, lifelong friend.