波斯短歌行译笺其九十七

[当代] 钟锦

茫茫瀚海见泉踪，渴极行人一跃从。
若踏陌头春草偃，顷时昂起复蒙茸。
注：○草偃：《论语·颜渊》：“君子之德风，小人之德草，草上之风，必偃。”○蒙茸：葱茏之草木也。苏轼《后赤壁赋》：“履巉岩，披蒙茸。”○原文云：“漠上但有一线之甘泉，虽隐约而能瞥见，疲人必一跃而从，若踏偃之草复又挺立。”此喻颇难移译也。旧译曰：“漠上甘泉在望中，疲人岂惧路难穷？此时应似沙头草，踏遍还伸不屈躬。”尤不佳也。
Would but the Desert of the Fountain yield
One glimpse—if dimly, yet indeed, reveal'd,
To which the fainting Traveller might spring,
As springs the trampled herbage of the field!