我是如何愛你？

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

我是如何愛你？說不盡萬語千言。

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

我愛你之深邃，之寬廣，之高遠

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

盡我的靈魂所能及之處—猶如探索

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

玄冥中神的存在和美好之極。

I love thee to the level of everyday's

我愛你如每日之必需，

Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.

陽光下和燭焰前都少不了。

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

我自由地愛著你，像人們爭取他們的權(quán)利；

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

我純潔地愛著你，如人們在贊美前會垂首。

I love thee with the passion put to use

我愛著你，帶著我昔日悲傷時的

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

那種激情，童年時的那種誠意；

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

我愛你，抵得上往日對圣者懷有的

With my lost saints,--I love thee with the breath,

如今似已消逝的那種愛—我用呼吸，

Smiles, tears, of all my life!--and, if God choose,

用微笑，用眼淚，用我整個生命來愛你！

I shall but love thee better after death.

—假使上帝愿意，我死后將更加愛你