賈生 Jiasheng

李商隱 Li Shangyin

宣 室 求 贤 访 逐 臣 ，
When the Emperor sought guidance from wise men, from exiles,
xuān shì qiú xián fǎng zhú chén ，
贾 生 才 调 更 无 伦 。
He found no calmer wisdom than that of young Jia
jiǎ shēng cái diào gèng wú lún 。
可 怜 夜 半 虚 前 席 ，
And assigned him the foremost council-seat at midnight,
kě lián yè bàn xū qián xí ，
不 问 苍 生 问 鬼 神 。
Yet asked him about gods, instead of about people.
bù wèn cāng shēng wèn guǐ shén 。

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