擎杯当学郁金香,朝露擎来作酒浆。
身不覆时杯不覆,百年三万六千场。
注:○郁金香:李白《客中作》:“兰陵美酒郁金香。”○杯不覆:覆杯,倒置酒杯,以示戒酒。《世说新语·轨箴篇》注引邓粲《晋纪》曰:“上身服俭约,以先时务。性素好酒,将渡江,王导深以谏,帝乃令左右进觞,饮而覆之,自是遂不复饮。克己复礼,官修其方,而中兴之业隆焉。”○百年句:李白《襄阳歌》:“百年三万六千日,一日须倾三百杯。”
As then the Tulip for her morning sup
Of Heav'nly Vintage from the soil looks up,
Do you devoutly do the like, till Heav'n
To Earth invert you—like an empty Cup.