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12 · Shi Xizhou

送從律之關中

Seeing Master Conglü Off to Guanzhong

釋希晝

Chinese

西游無舊識,何處寄吟身。
客路秦關暮,鄉心海樹春。
河濤行不盡,嶽翠望空新。
早晚回孤錫,東浮結近鄰。

English

Roaming west, with no old acquaintances;

Where will your chanting self find lodging?

On the traveler’s road, dusk falls on the Qin passes;

Thoughts of home, spring greening by the sea.

Along the way, river waves never end;

Lofty green peaks, fresh against the empty sky.

In time, the solitary staff will return;

Drifting east, may we become close neighbors.

English translation © 2026 Alex Barrera. Classical Chinese text is in the public domain / not claimed under this copyright.

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  1. Version 1 · current

    Oct 3, 2026

    Published from Chan Poetry Keynote/PDF.