廬山記 4.54

4.54

大虛生月暈。舟子知天風。挂席候明發。渺漫彭湖中中流見遙島。勢壓九江雄。黤默客霽色。崢嶸當曙空。香爐初上日。瀑布噴成虹。久欲追向子。況茲懷遠公。我來限于役。未暇息微躬。淮海途將半。暑霜歲欲窮。寄言巖栖者。畢趣當來同。

A halo rises around the moon in the great void; / the boatman knows the heavenly winds. / Setting sail, we await the dawn, / drifting far and wide across Pengli Lake. / Amid the current, I sight distant isles, / their grandeur overtopping the nine reaches of the river. / Darkling and hushed, the clearing weather yields to twilight colors, / towering aloft against the dawn sky. / The sun first mounts Incense Burner Peak; / the waterfall spouts, forming a rainbow. / For long have I wished to follow Master Xiang, / all the more now as I cherish Master Yuan. / Having arrived here, bound by official duties, / I have had no leisure to rest my humble person. / My journey between Huai and the sea is nearly half complete; / amidst summer and frost, the year draws toward its close. / I send these words to those dwelling in the crags: / when my tasks are ended, I shall surely come to join you.