وداع لي شاو فو المنقول إلى شيا تشونغ ووانغ شاو فو المنقول إلى تشانغشا / Farewell to Li Shaofu Demoted to Xiazhong and Wang Shaofu Demoted to Changsha
送李少府貶峽中王少府貶長沙 · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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وداع لي شاو فو المنقول إلى شيا تشونغ ووانغ شاو فو المنقول إلى تشانغشا / Farewell to Li Shaofu Demoted to Xiazhong and Wang Shaofu Demoted to Changsha
Grieving at this parting—how do we feel? / Halting our horses, raising our cups, we ask about your place of exile.
In the Wu Gorge, the apes weep—tears in many lines; / at Hengyang, the returning geese—how many letters will they bring?
On the green maple river, autumn skies stretch far; / by White Emperor City, ancient trees stand sparse.
In this sacred age—abundant as rain and dew is Heaven's grace— / this parting is but temporary; do not hesitate, do not grieve.
送李少府貶峽中王少府貶長沙
嗟君此別意何如，駐馬銜桮問謫居。
巫峽啼猿數行淚，衡陽歸雁幾封書。
青楓江上秋天遠，白帝城邊古木疎。
聖代即一作「祗」今多雨露，暫時分手莫躊躇。