寧化飛灰不作塵,寧投烈火願無淪,不隨朽木默然腐,自是流星光耀真。
I would rather be ashes than dust, I would rather that my spark should burn out
in a brilliant blaze, Than I should be stifled in dry rot. I would rather be a
superb meteor, With every atom of me in magnificent glow, Than a sleepy and
permanent planet。
寧化飛灰,不作浮塵。寧投熊熊烈火,光盡而滅;不伴寂寂朽木,默默同腐。寧為耀目流星,迸發萬丈光芒;不羨永恆星體,悠悠沉睡終古。