老翁望封竟无有,自是翁骨生来丑。
猿臂悬知不入相,且有杀降聊借口。
翁今远孙骨虽瘦,不解射雕能饮酒。
自汉至今太寂寥,何得遥遥纪华胄。
尚方侯印只方寸,岂有铸金大于斗。
为翁力取置肘间,令翁千岁无恨颜。
老翁望封竟无有,自是翁骨生来丑。
猿臂悬知不入相,且有杀降聊借口。
翁今远孙骨虽瘦,不解射雕能饮酒。
自汉至今太寂寥,何得遥遥纪华胄。
尚方侯印只方寸,岂有铸金大于斗。
为翁力取置肘间,令翁千岁无恨颜。
老翁盼望封侯最终却没有得到,
这自是因老翁的骨相生来就丑陋。
猿臂般的长臂自知不能入朝为相,
姑且以杀降作为借口。
老翁如今的远孙虽然瘦削,
不懂射雕却能饮酒。
从汉朝至今太过寂寥无闻,
怎能遥遥追溯显赫的世家血脉?
尚方铸造的侯印只有方寸大小,
哪有铸得比斗还大的金印?
为老翁奋力取得置于肘边,
让老翁千年之后也无遗憾的容颜。
The old man hoped for a fief, but in the end got none,
This was because his bones were born ill-favored.
With arms long as an ape's, he knew he'd not become a minister,
Yet he had slain those who surrendered as a mere excuse.
Now his distant descendant, though his bones are lean,
Cannot shoot eagles but is skilled at drinking wine.
From the Han till now, it's been too silent and obscure,
How can one trace so far back a glorious lineage?
The marquis seal from the court is just an inch square,
How could there be one cast in gold larger than a dou?
For the old man, strive to take it and place it at your elbow,
So that the old man may have no regret for a thousand years.
封侯无望,揭示了个人抱负与时代机遇的博弈。
借老翁求封不得的遭遇,抒发怀才不遇的悲愤与对命运不公的感慨。
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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