摄衣步前庭，
仰观南雁翔。
When I pace the yard in dim twilight, I see above wild geese in southward flight.
玄景随形运，
流响归空房。
Their movements are distinct though night may fall; Their crows are echoed in the empty hall.
清风何飘摇，
微月出西方。
When a gentle breeze blows at my chest, A tiny moon arises in the west.
繁星依青天，
列宿自成行。
While myriad stars begin to dot the sky, The Milky Way glistens bright on high.
蝉鸣高树间，
野鸟号东厢。
Cicadas sing amid the towering trees And wild birds on the roofs crow in the breeze.
纤云时仿佛，
濯露沾我裳。
The cloudy moon is all the more remote; Wet dewdrops then condense upon my coat.
良时无停景，
北斗忽低昂。
As happy hours lessen from their birth, Now the Plough is pointing to the earth.
常恐寒节至，
凝气结为霜。
When cold dawn comes and happy hours are lost, The dews are frozen into a heavy frost.
落叶随风摧，
一绝如流光。
As leaves will fall whenever strong wind blows, So time elapses like the stream in flows.