quàn jūn mò xī jīn lǚ yī， quàn jūn xī qǔ shàonián shí。
　　 huā kāi kān zhé zhí xū zhé， mò dài wú huā kōng zhé zhī。

　　Covet not a gold-threaded robe,
　　Cherish only your young days!
　　If a bud open, gather it –
　　Lest you but wait for an empty bough.