山中送别
山中相送罢，
日暮掩柴扉。
春草明年绿，
王孙归不归。
In the hills I have seen you off, my friend;
At dusk I shut the brushwood gate again.
Next year the spring grass will be green once more;
Will you come back, my friend, or not—oh, when?
逐句注释
山中相送罢，
“山中”点明地点，山居清幽；“相送罢”写送别已毕。诗人省略送别场面，只写别后一瞬，以“罢”字收束，突出人去山空、怅然若失。
"In the mountains" sets a secluded scene; "seeing you off is over" indicates the farewell has ended. The poet omits the farewell itself and writes only the aftermath, using "over" to evoke emptiness and quiet loss.
日暮掩柴扉。
“日暮”点明时间，暮色加深离愁；“掩柴扉”是日常动作，柴门简陋，见山居质朴。闭门意象暗示独处与思念，景中含情，以动作写心境。
"At dusk" marks the time and deepens the sorrow of parting; "closing the brushwood gate" is a homely action. The rustic gate suggests simple mountain life. The shutting of the door implies solitude and lingering thought—emotion fused with scene.
春草明年绿，
“春草明年绿”由眼前离别转向想象来年。化用《楚辞·招隐士》“春草生兮萋萋”，以春草复绿之自然循环，反衬人生聚散无常，也为末句发问蓄势。
"Next year the spring grass will be green" turns from present parting to future imagining. It alludes to the Chu Ci poem "Summoning the Recluse": "The spring grass grows so luxuriantly." The natural cycle of grass greening again contrasts with the uncertainty of human reunion and prepares for the final question.
王孙归不归。
“王孙”本指贵族子弟，典出《楚辞·招隐士》，此处借指友人。“归不归”以疑问收束，不答而问，留下无尽悬念，将盼归之情写得含蓄悠长。
"Wangsun" originally means a noble's descendant and alludes to the Chu Ci "Summoning the Recluse"; here it refers to the friend. "Will you return or not?" ends with a question left unanswered, creating endless suspense and expressing the poet's longing for reunion in a subtle, lingering way.
今日赏析
此诗约作于王维隐居辋川时期。王维中晚年好佛，长期半官半隐于蓝田辋川别业，与友人交游唱和。诗中写山中送客后暮色掩门的孤寂，并借春草、王孙的传统意象，表达对友人归来的殷切期盼与聚散难期的惆怅。全诗不写送别场面，只写别后一瞬与来年悬想，语淡情长。
This poem was likely written during Wang Wei's reclusion at Wangchuan. In his middle and later years, Wang Wei was devoted to Buddhism and lived a semi-official, semi-reclusive life at his Wangchuan villa in Lantian, where he socialized and exchanged poems with friends. The poem describes the loneliness after seeing a guest off in the mountains and closing the gate at dusk. Borrowing the traditional images of spring grass and "wangsun" (the departing friend or noble youth), it expresses earnest hope for the friend's return and melancholy over the uncertainty of partings and reunions. It avoids the farewell scene itself, focusing instead on a moment after parting and a conjecture about next year, with plain language and deep feeling.
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