英文
XXV
Let those who are in favor with their stars
Of public honor and proud titles boast,
Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars,
Unlooked for joy in that I honour most.
Great princes' favorites their fair leaves spread
But as the marigold at the sun's eye,
And in themselves their pride lies buried,
For at a frown they in their glory die.
The painful warrior famoused for fight,
After a thousand victories once foiled,
Is from the book of honor razed quite,
And all the rest forgot for which he toiled.
Then happy I, that love and am beloved.
Where I may not remove nor be removed.
中文
25
那些受宠幸、吉星高照的人
总爱夸耀他们的高衔虚誉；
我命中注定没有他们幸运，
却意外地得到无价的宏福。
帝王的宠臣们犹如金盏花，
在阳光下开放得艳丽无比，
但只要帝王一皱眉，那荣华
连同他们的骄傲湮没尘泥。
忠勇的战士因善战而著称，
胜仗千回，但只要败阵一次，
便从荣誉簿除名，他的功勋，
一切的劳绩，都将被人忘记。
我能爱人并被爱，这是福气，
我不朝三暮四，不会被遗弃。
