guī mèng jì wú qiáng. shuǐ yì jiāng chéng qù lù cháng. xiǎng jiàn fāng zhōu chū xì lǎn, xié yáng. yān shù cēn cī rèn wǔ chāng. chóu bìn diǎn xīn shuāng. céng shì cháo yī rǎn yù xiāng. chóng dào gù xiāng jiāo jiù shǎo, qī liáng. què kǒng tā xiāng shèng gù xiāng.

吴樯：吴地的船桅，代指归乡的船。水驿：水路驿站。江程：江上行程。芳洲：花草丛生的水洲。系缆：拴船停泊。参差：高低不齐。武昌：地名，今湖北武昌。愁鬓：因愁而白的鬓发。新霜：新添的白发。朝衣：上朝穿的官服。御香：宫廷中熏染的香气。交旧：旧友。它乡：他乡。

上片写归梦乘船沿江东下，想象芳洲系缆、斜阳烟树中辨认武昌的情景，虚实相生。下片由鬓白、朝衣旧事转入故乡交旧零落的凄凉，结句“却恐它乡胜故乡”翻出新意，写尽久客难归的复杂心绪。