In the thatched shed,

馬兒在草棚裡踢著樹樁，

a horse kicks at a tree stump,

魚兒在籃子裡蹦跳，

fish flip in the basket,

狗兒在院子裡吠叫，

a dog barks in the yard.

他們是多麼愛惜自己，

How they cling to themselves,

但這正是痛苦的根源，

the wellspring of misery

像月亮一樣清晰，

clear as the moon,

像江水一樣奔流不止……

running ceaseless as the river.