Ah! wherefore with infection should he live,
And with his presence grace impiety,
That sin by him advantage should achieve
And lace itself with his society?
Why should false painting imitate his cheek
And steal dead seeing of his living hue1?
Why should poor beauty indirectly2 seek
Roses of shadow, since his rose is true?
Why should he live, now Nature bankrupt is,
Beggar'd of blood to blush through lively veins3?
For she hath no exchequer4 now but his,
And, proud of many, lives upon his gains.
O, him she stores, to show what wealth she had
In days long since, before these last so bad.
把他的绰约的丰姿叫人亵渎，
以至罪恶得以和他结成伴侣，
涂上纯洁的外表来眩耀耳目？
骗人的脂粉为何要替他写真，
从他的奕奕神采偷取死形似？
为何，既然他是玫瑰花的真身，
可怜的美还要找玫瑰的影子？
为何他得活着，当造化破了产，
缺少鲜血去灌注淡红的脉络？
由于造化目前只有他作富源，
自夸富有，却靠他的价值过活。
哦，她珍藏他，为使荒歉的今天
认识以前曾有过什么样的丰年。
