客從東方來，You came from the east.

衣上灞陵雨。Rain wet you in Mausoleum Ba.

問客何為來，"What did you come for?"

采山因買斧。"I bought an ax, for chopping on the mountain."

冥冥花正開， Flowers are blossoming in a cosmic arrangement.

颺颺燕新乳。 Swallows are breeding yearlings in the breeze.

昨別今已春， Spring has come again since we parted last year.

鬢絲生幾縷。 Gray hair has already crept onto our temples.