《鲁拜集》新译其十八

紫云生

七绝《鲁拜集》新译其十八

凤阁龙池乐不禁，雄狮蜥蜴漫追寻。

野驴探墓惊酣醉，踏破骷髅入梦深。

注：乐不禁者指古波斯王Jamshyd。野驴兼指波斯萨珊王朝的巴赫拉姆五世Bahram，他爱好猎杀野驴，有“野驴巴赫拉姆”之称。诗中说他在墓中反被野驴踏着头颅，仍然酒醉未醒。颇具讽意。

英文原诗XVIII

They say the Lion and the Lizard keep

The courts where Jamshyd gloried and drank deep:

And Bahram, that great Hunter--the Wild Ass

Stamps o'er his Head, but cannot break his Sleep.