A Moment Gone

那一刻

仓央嘉措

A moment gone, hoisting the wind-horse banners—

but not to beg good fortune,only to welcome your return.

那一刻，我升起风马旗

不为祈福，只为守候你的到来；

A day gone, raising the sacred boulder pile—

but not to accumulate virtue,only to cast a stone in your heart's pool.

那一日，我垒起玛尼堆，

不为修德，只为投下心湖的石子；

A month gone, setting all the prayer wheels turning—

but not to achieve transcendance,only to brush your finger tips.

那一月, 我转动所有经筒

不为超度，只为触摸你的指纹；

A year gone, prone in the dust of the mountain road—

but not to make obeisance,only to press into your warmth.

那一年 ，我磕长头匍匐在山路

不为觐见， 只为贴着你的温暖 ；

A lifetime gone,turning and turning, mountains, rivers, stupas—

but not to seek rebirth,only to meet you along the way.

那一世，我转山转水转佛塔

不为修来世 ，只为在途中与你相见 。