“Farewell to Wei Wan in Beijing” is a work by Li Qi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poem is intended to express the emotion of parting. The first couplet uses the inverted halberd method to point out that before departure, the light frost has just fallen and the late autumn is bleak; the second couplet describes the departure from autumn, and the traveler is sad when facing the mountains and clouds; the third couplet introduces the autumn scenery of Chang’an, implying that this place cannot be stayed for long; the last couplet, with the demeanor of an elder, advises Wei Wan that although Chang’an is fun, he should not waste his time and should seize the opportunity to achieve something. The poet combines narrative, description, and lyricism, and imagines and experiences the hardships of his friend’s journey with his own mood, showing the deep friendship between the poet and his friend, expressing the poet’s feelings, and exhorting his friend in time. The whole poem is natural and sincere, with deep feelings and long meanings, and the choice of words and sentences is especially praised by later generations.
《送魏万之京》是唐代诗人李颀的作品。此诗意在抒发别离的情绪。首联用倒戟法落笔，点出出发前，微霜初落，深秋萧瑟；颔联写离秋，写游子面对云山，黯然伤神；颈联介绍长安秋色，暗寓此地不可长留；末联以长者风度，嘱咐魏万，长安虽乐，不要虚掷光阴，要抓紧成就一番事业。诗人把叙事、写景、抒情融合在一起，以自己的心情来设想、体会友人跋涉的艰辛，表现了诗人与友人之间深切的友情，抒发了诗人的感慨，并及时对友人进行劝勉。全诗自然真切，情深意长，遣词炼句尤为后人所称道。
《送魏万之京》 李颀
朝闻游子唱离歌，昨夜微霜初渡河。
鸿雁不堪愁里听，云山况是客中过。
关城树色催寒近，御苑砧声向晚多。
莫见长安行乐处，空令岁月易蹉跎。
Seeing Wei Wan Off to the Capital
Li Qi
On frosty morn floats the wanderer’s parting song,
Accompanying you across the river all along.
Can you bear the sad strains of wild geese flying past
When, grieved in cloudy mountains, you must travel fast?
Yellowing leaves around the pass hear winter’s wails,
The Royal Park at dusk resounds with washing-flails.
Do not take Changan for a capital of pleasure
Wherein to idle time away—a fleeting treasure!
