薄暮方来归。
还闻稚子说,
I did not come back till the sun had set. When I returned, my little son said soon,
有客款柴扉。
侯从皆珠玑,
His uniformed followers came in a file; His stalwart steeds were in the grandest style.
裘马悉轻肥。
轩盖照墟落,
His carriage offered such a splendid sight; His precious jadewear glittered in the light."
传瑞生光辉。
疑是徐方牧,
It may have been Xuzhou's prefect, I guess, On second thought, it may be no or yes.
既是复疑非。
思旧昔言有,
Friendship was once valued in the past, But this tradition will no longer last.
此道今已微。
物情弃疵贱,
Now that I am as low as low can be, Why on earth should he come to visit me?
何独顾衡闹?
恨不具鸡黍,
But I should have prepared delicious food And drunk as much wine with him as I could.