chéng jué fǔ sān qín,
fēng yān wàng wǔ jīn。
yǔ jūn lí bié yì,
tóng shì huàn yóu rén。
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ,
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín。
wú wéi zài qí lù,
ér nǚ gòng zhān jīn!
By this wall that surrounds the three Qin districts,
Through a mist that makes five rivers one,
We bid each other a sad farewell,
We two officials going opposite ways....
And yet, while China holds our friendship,
And heaven remains our neighbourhood,
Why should you linger at the fork of the road,
Wiping your eyes like a heart-broken child?