文／佛光星雲（1927~）

輕搖指尖的柳枝，

滴水的悲願隨絮語紛飛；

灑下晶瑩的姿態，

奮不顧身撲向地獄之火；

火燄灼熱，燒不乾法水的慈悲；

終將化作一池的紅蓮，

昇華為清涼的煙嵐。

是我應許的承諾，

千處祈求千處應的堅持，

柔軟而強韌，累劫不變，

是我應許的承諾。

──選自《人間音緣》

Guan Yin with a Willow Branch

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )

English translation: Ven.Zhi Yue

Fingertips gently waving the willow branch,

the dews of a kind vow sprinkle upon the world;

Sprinkling crystal translucent waters,

Undaunted by the infernos of hell;

The blaze of the scorching fire

cannot vaporize the compassion of Dharma water;

Flames transformed into a pond of red lotuses,

Smoke turned to refreshing mist;

It is my promise,

the determination to answer a thousand prayers,

by responding through a thousand hearts.

Gentle but powerful,

always enduring,

It is my promise.

── from Renjian Yinyuan

(Sounds of the Human World)