běi dǒu qī xīng gāo， gē shū yè dài dāo。
　　 zhì jīn kuī mù mǎ， bù gǎn guò lín táo。

　　This constellation, with its seven high stars,
　　Is Ge Shu lifting his sword in the night:
　　And no more barbarians, nor their horses, nor cattle,
　　Dare ford the river boundary.