司空图（837年—907年），河中虞乡（今山西运城永济）人。字表圣，自号知非子，又号耐辱居士。晚唐诗人、诗论家。司空图成就主要在诗论，《二十四诗品》为不朽之作。《全唐诗》收诗三卷。

司空图·《二十四诗品·流动》

若纳水輨，如转丸珠。

夫岂可道，假体如愚。

荒荒坤轴，悠悠天枢。

载要其端，载同其符。

超超神明，返返冥无。

来往千载，是之谓乎。

Motion

Like a whirling water-wheel,

Like rolling pearls,--

Yet how are these worthy to be named?

They are but illustrations for fools.

There is the mighty axis of Earth,

The never-resting pole of Heaven;

Let us grasp their clue,

And with them be blended in One,

Beyond the bounds of thought,

Circling for ever in the great Void,

An orbit of a thousand years,--

Yes, this is the key to my theme.

（Herbert A. Giles 译）

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