Indeed this very love which is my boast,

说真的，就是这为我所夸耀的爱吧，

And which, when rising up from breast to brow,

当它从胸房涌上眉梢，给我加上

Doth crown me with a ruby large enow

一顶皇冠－－那一颗巨大的红宝石，

To draw men’s eyes and prove the inner cost,—

光彩夺目，让人知道它价值连城……

This love even, all my worth, to the uttermost,

就算我这全部的、最高成就的爱吧，

I should not love withal, unless that thou

我也不懂得怎样去爱，要不是你

Hadst set me an example, shown me how,

先立下示范，教给我该怎么办－－

When first thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed,

当你恳切的目光第一次对上了

And love called love.  And thus, I cannot speak

我的目光，而爱呼应了爱。很明白，

Of love even, as a good thing of my own:

即使爱，我也不能夸说是我的美德。

Thy soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak,

是你，把我从一片昏迷的软乏中

And placed it by thee on a golden throne,—

抱起，高置上黄金的宝座，靠近在

And that I love (O soul, we must be meek!)

你的身旁。而我懂得了爱，只因为

Is by thee only, whom I love alone.

紧挨着你－－我唯一爱慕的人。