始愿力不及，
安知今所终！
Young people have been fond of riding round. They wear felt belts with drolachs on both sides,
幽并重骑射，
少年好驰逐。
Holding ivory bows in cases on their rides. In spring when grass begins to sprout in rains,
毡带佩双韁，
象弧插雕服。
They gallop across the boundless plains. In the morning they saunter in Yanmen;
兽肥春草短，
飞轻越平陆。
In the evening they stop over in Loufan. They are as powerful as ancient shooters;
朝游雁门上，
暮还楼烦宿。
They are as accurate as ancient shooters. As wars are going on along the border,
石梁有馀劲，
惊雀无全目。
The frontier towns are still in disorder. When the king’s urgent decrees arrive,
汉虏方未和，
I’ll fight to the end if I’m alive.