The most beautiful and eternal quatrains in ancient poetry include:
1. A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy. From "Spring Night" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Translation: On a spring night, even a quarter of an hour is worth a thousand pieces of gold. The flowers exude a faint fragrance, and the moonlight casts hazy shadows under the flowers.
2. Huangsha wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken. From "Seven Poems on the Military March, Part 4" by Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The soldiers guarding the border have gone through hundreds of battles, their armor has been worn out, their ambition is unquenchable, and they vow not to return home until they defeat the invading enemy.
3. Lying down in the late night, listening to the wind and rain, and dreaming of the iron horse and the glacier. From "Two Poems on the Wind and Rain on November 4th" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty
Translation: It was late at night, I was lying in bed and heard the sound of wind and rain, and I dreamed that I was riding a horse in armor. Cross the frozen river to conquer the northern battlefield.
4. The spring river tide reaches the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises with the tide. From "Moonlit Night on the Spring River" written by Zhang Ruoxu in the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The mighty river tide in spring merges with the sea, and a bright moon rises from the sea as if it is gushing out together with the tide.
5. When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. From "Shui Tiao Ge Tou·When will the bright moon come" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Translation: When will there be a bright moon like the Mid-Autumn Festival? I held my wine glass and asked the sky.