Mail to Zhuyuan, Hold Up and Hand Carry to Him on This Last Day of the Month
寄 朱 元 晦 提 举
市 聚 萧 条 极
村 墟 冻 馁 稠。
劝 分 无 积 粟
告 籴 未 通 流。
民 望 甚 饥 渴
公 行 胡 滞 留？
征 科 得 宽 否
尚 及 麦 禾 秋。
Ji Zhu Yuan Hui Ti Ju
Shi ju xiao tiao ji
Cun xu dong nei chou.
Quan fen wu ji su
Gao di wei tong liu.
Min wang shen ji ke
Gong xing hu zhi liu?
Zheng ke de kuan fou
Shang ji mai he qiu.
Mail to Zhuyuan, Hold Up and Hand Carry to Him on This Last Day of the Month
Assembled market extremely desolate and bleak
Frozen rustic ruins dense with discouragement.
Encourage those without stored up millet
Ask that they buy, as the normal grains are not yet gathered.
Most people hungry and thirsty look to the future
Are the northern nomads detained for us to safely work and travel?
Do not condemn those whose need to make a long journey for an imperial exam
In time, treasure the standing grains of autumn.