唐詩三百首英譯 張祜：贈內人

七言絕句

張祜

贈內人

禁門宮樹月痕過， 媚眼惟看宿鷺窠。

斜拔玉釵燈影畔， 剔開紅焰救飛蛾。

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Seven-character-quatrain

Zhang Hu

OF ONE IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY

When the moonlight， reaching a tree by the gate，

Shows her a quiet bird on its nest，

She removes her jade hairpins and sits in the shadow

And puts out a flame where a moth was flying.