元稹·《遣悲怀三首（其二）》英译

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衣裳已施行看尽，针线犹存未忍开。

尚想旧情怜婢仆，也曾因梦送钱财。

诚知此恨人人有，贫贱夫妻百事哀。

Venting Sorrows, Three Poems (2^nd)

Yuan Zhen

What was said in joking about afterlife

Has all turned out true before my eyes.

Clothes given away, almost nothing left,

Sewing box still there, but no heart to open it.

Out of love for you, pity shown to your maids.

And money spent because of dreams.

Knowing this sorrow shared by one and all,

But nothing seems right if the couple is poor.