The Last Look at the Peonies at Night

惜牡丹花

[唐] 白居易（许渊冲译）

I’m saddened by the courtyard peonies brilliant red,

At dusk only two of them are left on their bed.

I am afraid they can’t survive the morning blast,

By lantern light I take a look at the long, long last.

惆怅阶前红牡丹，

晚来唯有两枝残。

明朝风起应吹尽，

夜惜衰红把火看。

[词汇] peony

n. 牡丹，芍药​

Peony casts the other flowers into the shade.

牡丹使其他的花逊色。