I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnawings of his broken heart.

我仿佛看见一张张五彩斑调的老虎皮挂在他在大运河上的宫殿里，我仿佛看见他打开一箱红宝石，借它们浓艳的红光来减轻那颗破碎的心的痛苦。