注：○玉树曲：《陈书·皇后传·后主张贵妃》：“后主每引宾客对贵妃等游宴，则使诸贵人及女学士与狎客共赋新诗，互相赠答。采其尤艳丽者以为曲词，被以新声……其曲有《玉树后庭花》、《临春乐》等，大指所归，皆美张贵妃 、 孔贵嫔之容色也。”此以陈后主之宫苑譬原文之Iram园也。皆盛极而衰。○金茎露：李商隐 《汉宫词》：“不赐金茎露一杯。”冯浩笺注引《三辅黄图》：“建章宫有神明台，武帝造，祭仙人处。上有承露台，有铜仙人舒掌捧铜盘玉杯，以承云表之露，和玉屑服之。”此以汉武帝之铜盘玉杯譬原文Jamshyd之七环杯也。皆欲久而斩。
Iram indeed is gone with all his Rose,
And Jamshyd's Sev'n-ring'd Cup where no one knows;
But still a Ruby kindles in the Vine,
And many a Garden by the Water blows.

注：○逆旅：《左传·僖公二年》：“今虢为不道，保于逆旅。”杜预注：“逆旅，客舍也。”○双丸：二弹丸也，以之拟日月。白玉蟾《述古》其一：“乾坤两饼分，日月双丸跳。”○素檀：“苏丹”之别译，见《明史》。
Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai
Whose Portals are alternate Night and Day,
How Sultán after Sultán with his Pomp
Abode his destined Hour, and went his way.