Mooring at Night in Xuyi County (Wei Yingwu: Mooring at Night in Xuyi County)

Lowering the sail, I moor by the Huai River town,

Tying the boat beside a lonely post station.

A vast wind stirs waves, the sky darkens as the sun sinks into twilight.

People return, the mountain town grows dim,

Wild geese descend to a white sandbar thick with reeds.

In the lonely night, I long for the passes of Qin,

Listening to the bell, a traveler unable to sleep.