Coral is far more red than her lips' red:

珊瑚比她的嘴唇还要红得多

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

雪若算白，她的胸就暗褐无光

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

发若是铁丝，她头上铁丝婆娑

i have seen roses damask'd, red and white,

我见过红白的玫瑰，轻纱一般

but no such roses see i in her cheeks;

她颊上却找不到这样的玫瑰

and in some perfumes is there more delight

有许多芳香非常逗引人喜欢

than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

我的爱人的呼吸并没有这香味

i love to hear her speak, yet well i know

我爱听她谈话，可是我很清楚

that music hath a far more pleasing sound:

音乐的悦耳远胜于她的嗓子

i grant i never saw a goddess go,