The calligraphy of Difficulty on the Road is as follows:
"Difficulty on the Road" [Tang Dynasty] Li Bai
Ten thousand yuan of wine in a gold bottle, ten thousand yuan of treasure on a jade plate. Stopping the cup and throwing chopsticks, I can't eat. I draw my sword and look around at a loss.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang. When I was free to fish on the Bixi River, I suddenly took a boat and dreamed of the sun.
Traveling is difficult! Traveling is difficult! There are many different roads, where are you now? There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the clouds and sails are hung directly to help the sea.
Translation:
The fine wine in the gold cup is worth ten thousand dollars, and the precious dishes in the jade plate are worth ten thousand dollars. Feeling depressed, I put down my cup and chopsticks and refused to eat. I pulled out my sword and looked around, feeling at a loss.
I want to cross the Yellow River, but ice and snow have frozen the river; I want to climb the Taihang Mountains, but the heavy wind and snow have already blocked the mountains. Like Lu Shang fishing in the stream, waiting for his comeback; like Yi Yin dreaming, he took a boat and passed by the sun.
How difficult and difficult the road of life is; there are many wrong roads, where are you now? I believe that the time to ride the wind and waves will always come, and when the time comes, we must raise our sails and cross the sea!
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I am afraid that it will be cold in the high places. Dance and clear the shadow, how can it be like being in the human world?
Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, where the Qihu is low and the light shines without sleep. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.
Translation: When did the bright moon begin? I held my wine glass and asked the sky. I don’t know what year it is tonight in the palace in the sky. I wanted to rely on the power of the wind to go back to the sky to have a look, but I was worried that the buildings made of beautiful jade were too high and I couldn't stand the cold. I stood up and danced, admiring my clear shadow under the moonlight. There was no place in the moon palace compared to the human world.
The moon turned around the vermilion pavilion and hung low on the window, illuminating the sleepless people in the room. The bright moon shouldn't have any resentment towards people, but why does it always become full when people leave? People have changes in joys and sorrows, and the moon has changes in waxing and waning. This matter has been difficult to understand since ancient times. I hope people can stay together for a long time and enjoy this beautiful moon together even if they are thousands of miles apart.