寒暑忽流易。
之子归穷泉，
Cold and heat it seems are on the wing. My wife has gone back to the netherworld;
重壤永幽隔。
私怀谁克从？
Heaped earth has sealed her, never to be stirred. To whom can I reveal my thoughts of woe?
淹留亦何益！
傀儡恭朝命，
There would be no good if I do not go! It would be best to follow the King's command,
回心反初役。
望庐思其人，
Resume my former post and serve the land. When I see the house, I think of my wife;
入室想所历。
帏屏无仿佛，
When I enter her room, I recall our life. The screens and curtains do not show her face;
翰墨有馀迹。
流芳未及歇，
Her work of pen and ink is her only trace. Ink fragrance is yet drifting in the hall;
遗挂犹在壁。
Her writings still are hanging on the wall.