Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,

我的判断并不是来自星象中；

And yet methinks I have astronomy;

不过我想我自有占星的学说，

But not to tell of good or evil luck,

可是我不用它来卜命运的吉凶，

Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality;

卜疫疠、灾荒或季候的品格；

Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell,

我也不会给一刻刻时光掐算，

Pointing to each his thunder, rain, and wind,

因为我没有从天上得到过启示，

Or say with princes if it shall go well

指不出每分钟前途的风雨雷电，

By oft predict that I in heaven find.

道不出帝王将相的时运趋势：

But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive¹,

但是我从你眼睛里引出知识，

And, constant stars, in them I read such art

从这不变的恒星中学到这学问，

As truth and beauty shall together thrive

说是美与真能够共同繁滋，

If from thyself to store thou wouldst convert:

只要你能够转入永久的仓廪；

Or else of thee this I prognosticate,

如若不然，我能够这样预言你：

Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom² and date.

你的末日，就是真与美的死期。