Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,

　　And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;

　　Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,

　　And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood;

　　Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,

　　And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,

　　To the wide world and all her fading sweets;

　　But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:

　　O, carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,

　　Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;

　　Him in thy course untainted do allow

　　For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.

　　Yet, do thy worst, old Time: despite thy wrong,

　　My love shall in my verse ever live young.

　　饕餮的时光，去磨钝雄狮的爪，

　　命大地吞噬自己宠爱的幼婴，

　　去猛虎的颚下把它利牙拔掉，

　　焚毁长寿的凤凰，灭绝它的种，

　　使季节在你飞逝时或悲或喜;

　　而且，捷足的时光，尽肆意地摧残

　　这大千世界和它易谢的芳菲;

　　只有这极恶大罪我禁止你犯：

　　哦，别把岁月刻在我爱的额上，

　　或用古老的铁笔乱画下皱纹：

　　在你的飞逝里不要把它弄脏，

　　好留给后世永作美丽的典型。

　　但，尽管猖狂，老时光，凭你多狠，

　　我的爱在我诗里将万古长青。