皇城曲
堂堂瞿昙生王宫，幼年夙悟它心通。梵书未睹口已诵，底用城阙穷西东。
净居老人幻境异，故作恐怖生愁容。世间习妄了莫喻，要以神化开盲聋。
岁时相仍作游事，皇城集队喧憧憧。吹螺击鼓杂部伎，千优百戏群追从。
宝车瑰奇耀晴日，舞马装辔摇玲珑。红衣飘裾火山耸，白伞撑空云叶丛。
王官跪酒头叩地，朱轮独坐颜酡烘。蚩氓聚观汗挥雨，士女簇坐唇摇风。
人生有身要有患，百岁会尽颜谁童。西方之国道里通，至今生老病死与世同。
This is a poem that describes a scene in a royal palace, with a focus on the life and experiences of a noble figure named Qutan. Here's its translation:
Qutan was born in a royal palace, understood deeply from his early childhood. Even without seeing the scriptures in the Indian language, he could recite them effortlessly. The practices of ordinary people are often inscrutable to him, as if he's experienced a different realm. He employs supernatural means to illuminate the blind, revealing truth to the ignorant masses. Each year, certain times of the year bring revelry as he leads processions in the capital city. The streets are filled with crowds, accompanied by the sounds of horns and drums, and various other instruments. He rides in a magnificent carriage, with a decorated dance horse swaying alongside. The red robes resemble a towering volcano, while above him, an umbrella made of cloud stands tall like a towering tree. Palace officials kneel in reverence, offering wine and kowtowing to the ground. He sits alone in a vermilion carriage, face flushed with pleasure. The commoners gather in awe, sweating like raindrops falling from the sky. Men and women gather in clusters, whispering and excitedly discussing the spectacle. One must know that life is fleeting and comes with trials and tribulations. No matter how long one lives, no one remains youthful forever. The teachings of the Western region are vast and encompass all aspects of life, including birth, aging, sickness, and death, just like in this world.
This poem paints a vivid picture of a noble figure who leads a grand procession in a royal palace, drawing crowds of people from all walks of life. It also emphasizes the transient nature of life and the universal experience of aging and death.
《皇城曲》以其细腻的笔触和丰富的意象，为我们描绘了一幅既繁华又寓含哲理的皇城盛景图，让人在赞叹之余，也不禁陷入深思。
开篇即以“堂堂瞿昙生王宫”引入，这里的“瞿昙”暗指佛祖释迦牟尼，以佛陀出身王宫的高贵起点，奠定了全诗超脱凡尘的基调。紧接着，“幼年夙悟它心通，梵书未睹口已诵”，寥寥数语，勾勒出佛陀自幼便展现出的超凡智慧与悟性，无需亲眼阅读，便能通晓梵文经典，这种与生俱来的智慧，是对世俗追求学问方式的一种超越，也预示着后文对世间习妄的深刻洞察。
“净居老人幻境异，故作恐怖生愁容”，此处“净居老人”或许是对佛陀或智者的一种象征，他们以独特的视角看待世界，揭示出世人所不见的幻境真相，用看似恐怖的面貌警醒沉迷于表象的世人，揭示出生活背后的无常与苦楚，试图以此开启众生的心智之门。
随后，笔锋一转，画面切换至皇城的热闹景象：“岁时相仍作游事，皇城集队喧憧憧。”节日庆典之时，皇城内外人声鼎沸，各种娱乐活动纷至沓来，吹螺击鼓，百戏杂陈，一片欢腾。宝车璀璨，舞马装饰华丽，红衣飘扬，白伞如云，构成了一幅色彩斑斓、生动活泼的世俗欢乐图。王官跪酒、朱轮独坐，民众围观挥汗如雨，士女簇坐笑语盈盈，这些场景生动地展现了皇城的繁华与民众的热情，却也隐含着对权力、财富、享乐背后空虚与短暂的暗示。
最后，“人生有身要有患，百岁会尽颜谁童。西方之国道里通，至今生老病死与世同。”这几句，将全诗的情感和哲理推向高潮。它提醒我们，无论身处何境，人生的本质逃不过忧患与衰老，即便是皇城中的权贵，也无法逃脱生老病死的自然法则。而“西方之道”的提及，似乎指向了超脱世俗苦难、追求精神解脱的道路，暗示着真正的解脱不在于物质的丰富或地位的显赫，而在于对生命本质的理解和超越。
整首诗通过对皇城内外景象的描绘，巧妙地穿插了对生命本质、宇宙奥秘的深刻思考，既展现了尘世的繁华，又揭示了其背后的虚无与无常，引人深思，令人回味无穷。