When Day Is Done
[印度]羅賓德拉納德·泰戈爾
Rabindranath Tagore
假如時光已逝，
鳥兒不再歌唱，
風兒也吹倦了，
那就用黑暗的厚幕把我蓋上，
如同黃昏時節你用睡眠的衾被裹住大地，
又輕輕合上睡蓮的花瓣。
路途未完，行囊已空，
衣裳破裂汙損，人已精疲力竭。
你驅散了旅客的羞愧和困窘，
使他在你仁慈的夜幕下，
如花朵般煥發生機。
If the day is done，
If birds sing no more，
If the wind has flagged tired，
Then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me，
Even as thou hast wrapt the earth with
The coverlet of sleep and tenderly closed，
The petals of the drooping lotus at dusk.
From the traveler，
Whose sack of provisions is empty before the voyage is ended，
Whose garment is torn and dust-laden，
Whose strength is exhausted， remove shame and poverty，
And renew his life like a flower under
The cover of thy kindly night.