Xíng jīng Huàyīn
行经华阴
Passing Through Huayin

by 崔颢(Cuī Hào)

tiáo yáo Tài Huá fǔ Xiánjīng, tiān wài sān fēng xuē bù chéng.
岧峣太华俯咸京，天外三峰削不成。
Lofty Mount Taihua looks down upon Xianjing; beyond the heavens, its three peaks seem carved beyond human making.

Wǔdì cí qián yún yù sàn, xiānrén zhǎng shàng yǔ chū qíng.
武帝祠前云欲散，仙人掌上雨初晴。
Before Emperor Wu’s shrine, the clouds are about to scatter; above the Immortal’s Palm Peak, the rain has just cleared.

hé shān běi zhěn Qín guān xiǎn, yì shù xī lián Hàn zhì píng.
河山北枕秦关险，驿树西连汉畤平。
Rivers and mountains lie northward against the perilous passes of Qin; post-road trees stretch westward toward the level sacrificial grounds of Han.

jiè wèn lù bàng míng lì kè, wú rú cǐ chù xué cháng shēng.
借问路旁名利客，无如此处学长生。
May I ask the travelers chasing fame and profit by the road: why not come here instead to learn the way of long life?