Listen to this article宿龙兴寺
綦毋潜[1]
香刹[2]夜忘归，
松清古殿扉[3]。
灯明方丈[4]室，
珠[5]系比丘衣[6]。
白日[7]传心[8]净[9]，
青莲[10]喻法[11]微[12]。
天花[13]落不尽，
处处鸟衔飞。
注释：
[1] 綦毋潜：公元725年进士，与王维、高适等众多诗人交好。
[2] 香刹：香火旺盛的佛寺。
[3] 扉：门扇。
[4] 方丈：佛寺的住持、长老。
[5] 珠：念珠。
[6] 比丘衣：僧人的袈裟。
[7] 白日：白天的太阳。
[8] 传心：传授佛家的心法。
[9] 净：明净。
[10] 青莲：诸佛乘坐的莲台，是佛法的象征。
[11] 喻法：用事例比喻来讲解佛法。
[12] 微：精微。
[13] 天花：用的是佛经中“天女散花”的典故。
Passing the Night at Dragon Temple
Qiwu Qian
In the temple I pass the night;
Amid outdoor pines blows the breeze light.
To abbot’s cell the lamplight leads;
On monk’s cloak hangs a string of beads.
Their heart is bright as sunny day;
As lotus pure is Buddhist way.
Long, long celestial flowers fly;
Birds pecking them go up the sky.
《宿龙兴寺》是唐代诗人綦毋潜的作品。此诗描绘了龙兴寺夜晚的美景以及诗人对佛门净地的虔诚向往。全诗内容贴切自然，手法不落俗套，运笔从容、精确。
The poem “Passing the Night at Dragon Temple” is a work by Qi Guqian, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem depicts the beauty of Longxing Temple at night and the poet’s devotion to the pure land of Buddhism. The poem’s content is apt and natural, and the technique is unconventional and precise.
