与君少年初相识,君年十五我十七。
上事姑章旁兄弟,君虽少年少过失。
昏晨定省岁月短,五十还朝定何益。
忧深责重乐无几,失足一坠南海北。
身居穽中不见天,仰面虚空闻下石。
丈夫学道等忧患,妇人亦尔何从得。
归来旧许生白须,回顾惭君发如漆。
迁居汝南复何事,龟老支床随所掷。
相望一月两得书,闻君肺病久消释。
我经三伏常暴下,近喜秋风扫烝湿。
病除寝食未复故,相见犹惊身似腊。
刘根夫妇俱有道,去日饶君着鞭策。
与君少年初相识,君年十五我十七。
上事姑章旁兄弟,君虽少年少过失。
昏晨定省岁月短,五十还朝定何益。
忧深责重乐无几,失足一坠南海北。
身居穽中不见天,仰面虚空闻下石。
丈夫学道等忧患,妇人亦尔何从得。
归来旧许生白须,回顾惭君发如漆。
迁居汝南复何事,龟老支床随所掷。
相望一月两得书,闻君肺病久消释。
我经三伏常暴下,近喜秋风扫烝湿。
病除寝食未复故,相见犹惊身似腊。
刘根夫妇俱有道,去日饶君着鞭策。
我和你少年时初次相识,你十五岁,我十七岁。
你上侍奉公婆,旁待兄弟,虽然年少却很少有过失。
早晚请安的岁月如此短暂;五十岁还朝又能有什幺益处?
忧虑深重,责任重大,欢乐无几;一次失足,便从北方坠落到南海之滨。
身居陷阱之中不见天日,仰面朝向虚空,却听到落井下石之声。
大丈夫求学修道总要经历忧患,妇人也是如此,从何处得以超脱?
归来时旧日相约已生白须,回头看你,惭愧你的头发仍漆黑如漆。
迁居到汝南又是为了什幺?像老龟支床,任凭命运抛掷。
相隔一月,我们互通了两封信;听说你肺病已久,现已消散痊愈。
我经历三伏天常患严重腹泻,近来欣喜秋风扫除了闷热潮湿。
病虽除,饮食睡眠尚未恢复旧状;相见时恐怕还会惊觉我身瘦如干腊。
刘根夫妇都深通道术;离别之日,我勉励你要努力鞭策自己。
When we first met in youth, you were fifteen, I seventeen.
You served your in-laws and brothers, young yet seldom at fault.
Morning and evening courtesies—our time together brief; what good to return to court at fifty?
Deep worries, heavy duties, little joy; one misstep, a fall from north to the southern sea.
Living in a pit, seeing no sky, looking up to empty void, hearing stones cast down.
A husband studying the Way faces hardship alike; how can a woman attain this?
I returned, old promise of white beard fulfilled; looking back, ashamed—your hair remains black as lacquer.
Moving to dwell in Runan—what matter now? Like an old tortoise propping the bed, tossed where fate wills.
A month apart, we exchange two letters; I hear your lung ailment long since eased.
I suffered violent flux through the triple heat; lately I rejoice as autumn wind sweeps damp and steam.
Illness gone, sleep and food not yet restored; meeting would still startle—my body thin as dried wax.
Liu Gen and his wife both possessed the Way; on the day of parting, I urged you to take up the whip.
从认同视角看,夫妻情感是维系社会稳定的基础单元。
追忆少年相识的美好时光,表达对妻子的深情思念。
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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