《山居秋暝》

王維

空山新雨后，

天氣晚來秋。

明月松間照，

清泉石上流。

竹喧歸浣女，

蓮動下漁舟。

隨意春芳歇，

王孫自可留。

Dusk Mountain in Autumn Seen in Front of My Abode

by Wang Wei

More tranquil the verdant mountain becomes after the rain

The sense of Autumn’s arrival grows stronger as wind blows

The bright moon scatters among numerous pines its shiny glow

A clear stream murmurs over pebbles as downward it flows

Washing maids return, fits of laughter heard from the bamboo grove

Lotus leaves float because fishermen are paddling the boat

The fragrance of spring has gone long before although

Yet I’m still lost and anticipating a long-term show

Reference Paraphrase in Modern Chinese

一陣新雨過后，青山翠谷越發顯得靜幽，夜幕降臨，涼風習習，更令人感到秋意濃厚。明亮的月光照映著松林，泉水從石上潺潺流過。竹林中傳來陣陣歡聲笑語，原來是洗衣少女們歸來，蓮葉浮動，那是順流而下的漁舟。盡管那春天的芬芳早已逝去，我陶醉在這美妙的秋色中，依然向往長留。

The translated version is not the absolute reflection of the Chinese meaning of the poem. To me, it is more like profound reading and interpretation, which is more favored by westerners whom the translation is done for. Therefore, I would prefer to make my translation more like an understandable English poem rather than a piece of typically poetic and abstruse Chinese writing.