廬山記 4.130

4.130

Towering high is Incense Burner Peak; / In my mind remained thoughts through ear and eye. / My whole life dragged by worldly labor, / Only today did I go there for once. / Clinging to creepers, treading perilous rocks, / My hands and feet toiled in bowing and reaching. / Three or four companions traveled together; / Two dared not ascend. / Ascending to the summit of the peak, / My eyes were dazzled, my spirit dazed. / Its heights and depths stretch ten thousand fathoms; / Its widths and breadths span countless leagues. / If one does not exhaust the realm of sight and hearing, / How can one know the vastness of the universe? / The river's water is thin as a rope; / The city of Penpu is smaller than a palm. / In my busy haste, what a petty person was I, / Unable to break free from dusty reins! / Returning, my thoughts feel inadequate; / Lowering my head, I reenter the mounds of ants.