送杜少府之任蜀州
Seeing Off Vice-Prefect Du to His Post in Shu
Wang Bo 王勃 (650–676)
Sui–Tang · late 660s

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Rights: Tang dynasty poem; the author died in 676. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/杜少府之任蜀州 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/wang-bo-farewell-to-du-shaofu

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城闕輔三秦，風煙望五津。
與君離別意，同是宦遊人。
海內存知己，天涯若比隣。
無爲在岐路，兒女共霑巾。

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城阙辅三秦，风烟望五津。
与君离别意，同是宦游人。
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
无为在岐路，儿女共沾巾。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

The walls and towers of the capital, guarded by the lands of Qin;
through wind and mist I look toward the Five Fords.
The feeling of this parting, you and I share:
we are both officials far from home.
Within the four seas, if you have one who knows you,
the ends of the sky are like next door.
So do not, where our roads divide,
wet our scarves with tears like boys and girls.