哦光阴，你的作用就是这样

O days and hours, your work is this

引领我走出自身的局限，

   To hold me from my proper place,

并短暂脱离他的拥抱，

   A little while from his embrace,

为着属于死后福祉的更完满的收获：

For fuller gain of after bliss:

真希望随距离而生的渴望

That out of distance might ensue

可以加深两人亲昵时的甜蜜；

   Desire of nearness doubly sweet;

这样等到我们再次相见时，

   And unto meeting when we meet,

会自然累积出难以估量的欢乐，

Delight a hundredfold accrue,

为着每颗滴落的沙粒，

For every grain of sand that runs,

每段溜走的阴影，

   And every span of shade that steals,

每一对齿轮的啮合，

   And every kiss of toothed wheels,

以及日月星辰的一次次流转。

And all the courses of the suns.