青山横北郭，白水绕东城。

此地一为别，孤蓬万里征。

浮云游子意，落日故人情。

挥手自兹去，萧萧班马鸣。

FAREWELL TO A FRIEND

Translated by Xu Yuanchong

Green mountains bar the northern sky;

White grids the eastern town.

Here is the place to say goodbye;

You’ll drift like lonely thistledown.

With floating cloud you’ll float away;

Like parting day I’ll part from you.

You wave your hand and go your way;

Our steeds still neigh, “adieu,adieu!”