菊
郑谷
王孙[1]莫把比蓬蒿，
九日[2]枝枝近鬓毛。
露湿秋香满池岸，
由来不羡瓦松[3]高。
注释：
[1] 王孙：这里指贵族公子。
[2] 九日：这里指九月九日重阳节。
[3] 瓦松：这里指长在屋檐上的一种植物。初唐崇文馆学士崔融《瓦松赋》自序中说：“崇文馆瓦松者，产于屋霤之上……俗以其形似松，生必依瓦，故曰瓦松。”
To the Chrysanthemum
Zheng Gu
Do not compare your leaves with tumbleweed in hue!
On Mountain-climbing Day our head’s adorned with you.
When poolside shores are sweet with your blooms wet with dew,
None envy pine-like plants high on the eaves in view.
The poet says that the chrysanthemum is incomparable.
