《静心赋》王勃

《静心赋》王勃

 

悠悠天地，攘攘尘世，

心躁者比比，而静心者稀稀。

 

Heaven and earth — so vast, so wide,

The mortal world — a bustling tide.

Restless hearts crowd here and there,

Alas, placid minds are rare, rare.

 

夫静心者，能安于内而不为外扰。

处喧嚣而守其宁静， 临纷扰而持其淡泊。

 

He who stills his heart rests in ease,

Unshaken by the world’s unease. 

Amidst noise, his soul stays serene,

To front chaos, he maintains his mien.

 

视名利如浮云，蔑荣辱若清风。

于繁华中独辟宁静之隅，

思无邪，念无杂，心归澄澈之境。

 

Regarding fame and fortune as clouds that fleet,

Dismissing grace or disgrace — a breeze too brief to meet.  

Amidst the gaudy world, he carves a place of peace,

Sans soiled thoughts, sans vain caprice. 

His heart finds solace in a lucid space

Where virtue blooms with silent grace.

 

可听风之细语，可观云之舒卷，

可悟天地之妙理， 在困境时亦能平心静气，

不焦不躁，以沉稳之态应对艰难。

 

He listens as whispering winds softly whirl,

He watches clouds drift, curl and uncurl,

He discerns the deep truths of Nature as they unfold,

Even in plight, his heart stays calm and bold.

   

不乱于心，不困于情， 不畏将来，不念过往。

静心以养德，德厚而性纯； 静心以明智，智达而思敏。

 

No turmoil stirs within his heart,

No tangled feelings play their part;

No fear of what the days may bring,

No clinging to any bygone thing

A tranquil mind lets virtue grow,

And purer virtue tames each ebb and flow;

A tranquil heart makes wisdom bright,

A sharpened mind gives thought its flight.

 

能敛浮华之态，去骄奢之气。 得平和之韵。

观古今之贤达， 皆以静心为基，修己达人。

 

He rids himself of vainglory’s gleam,

And sheds his pride in pomp extreme.

He finds tranquillity sublime,

As sages did in ancient time.

With peace within, their path began —

From self-cultivation rose the refined man.

 

以静制动，以柔克刚，

从容于世间，行止有度， 取舍有则。

 

Still within tames riotous without,

Softness disarms what strength cannot rout.

He observes the world with tranquil eyes,

And he acts calmly without disguise.

He chooses with his steady poise,

He discards without inner noise.

 

愿世人皆能悟静心之要， 觅心灵之宁静，

享人生之安然， 得灵魂之升华。

 

May all awaken to the grace of inner still,

And find their souls refined by serene will.   

When all find peace within their life,

Their souls transcend through toil and strife.  

 

如此，则心宁而世和，

意悠而情悦， 实乃人生之大幸也。

 

Hence, still hearts engender a world so calm,

Serene minds breathe joy — free of qualm,

A life thus lived — auspicious, tranquil and refined,

The greatest fortune is for aeons enshrined!

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

21/05/2025

(to be revised)