《夜小雨》是清代文学家蒲松龄创作的一首七绝短诗，抒发了作者萦心绕怀的愁思。开头两句，点名雨夜，顿入愁境。第三句则把抽象的愁思具体化，说雨声不似愁思那样难断，正面说雨声，其实意落反面，侧写了愁思比雨声细密绵长，这比直接描写更富有表现力，使愁思具体可感，更深刻生动，此所谓“诗有正写不出，须用反击始透者”。结语余音袅袅，回味不尽。诗缘情而发，直抒胸臆，不务雕饰，不尚典丽，其朴实自然的风格，在当时是别树一帜的。
Night Rain “is a short poem written by Pu Songling, a literary figure in the Qing Dynasty, expressing the author’s lingering worries. The first two sentences, calling out the rainy night, suddenly enter a state of sorrow. The third sentence concretizes abstract melancholy, saying that the sound of rain is not as difficult to break as melancholy. Speaking of the sound of rain on the front side actually implies the opposite side. The description of melancholy on the side is more expressive than the sound of rain, making it more tangible, profound, and vivid. This is known as “poetry has its own truth that cannot be expressed, and requires counterattacks to reveal it”. The conclusion lingers on, leaving an endless aftertaste. Poetry is inspired by emotions, expressing one’s feelings directly, without embellishment or elegance. Its simple and natural style was unique at that time.
蒲松龄·《夜小雨》
短更长更愁絮絮，三点两点雨星星。
雨声不似愁难断，颠倒匡床月入棂。
A Little Rainfall in the Night
Pu Songling
The endless night, like my sorrow, drags on and on;
Raindrops fall in threes and twos to the ground.
The pattering of rain, unlike my sorrow, may be spent;
Moonlight creeps in while I toss and turn in bed.
（王晋熙、文殊 译）
