大云寺赞公房 (二) by 杜甫

细软青丝履，光明白氎巾。深藏供老宿，取用及吾身。自顾转无趣，交情何尚新。道林才不世，惠远德过人。雨泻暮檐竹，风吹青井芹。天阴对图画，最觉润龙鳞。

In praise of the public room in Dayun Temple (II) (literal translation of Du Fu’s poem)

Soft black silk shoes, shiny white linen towel. Hidden deep for the old night, used for my own use. I am bored, why should I keep new friendships. Daolin is a man of extraordinary talent, Huiyuan is a man of extraordinary virtue. Rain falls on the bamboo eaves at dusk, wind blows the celery in the green well. When the sky is cloudy, the painting looks most moist like dragon scales.