[updated September 2022]
Together With Zhang Zhechong Travel to Qishe Temple
与 张 折 衝 游 耆 阇 寺
释 子 弥 天 秀
将 军 武 库 才。
横 行 塞 北 尽
独 步 汉 南 来。
见 叶 传 金 口
山 楼 作 赋 开。
因 君 振 嘉 藻
江 楚 气 雄 哉！
Yu Zhang Zhe Chong You Qi She Si
Shi zi mi tian xiu
Jiang jun wu ku cai.
Heng xing sai bei jin
Du bu han nin lai.
Jian ye zhuan jin kou
Shan lou zuo fu kai.
Yin jun zhen jia zao
Jiang chu qi xiong zai !
Together With Zhang Zhechong Travel to Qishe Temple
Buddhist monks with an elegance that pervades the universe
You are a military officer bold and powerful, with a storehouse of talents.
You blocked the barbarians on our northern borders
You alone have come up from the south.
Like the ancient and golden words of the Buddhist classics
Your poems of mountains and towers.
Because of your literary excellence and uplifting praise
You are known as the master around the rivers of Chu.
Notes:
Chu: Nation state (704-223 BC) and region encompassing the modern provinces of Hubei and Hunan, along with portions of others.