朱淑真·《牡丹》英译

娇娆万态逞殊芳，花品名中占得王。

莫把倾城比颜色，从来家国为伊亡。

Peonies  

Zhu Shuzhen

With thousands of fetching poses they display their exquisite scents,

Royally among flowers.

Don’t compare them to those beauties for whom cities are lost,

For whole kingdoms have fallen for them.

（Sophie Volpp 译）