順治皇帝醒世碑記

天下叢林飯似山。砵盂到處任君餐。黃金白玉非為貴。惟有袈裟披最難。
朕為大地山河主。憂國憂民自轉煩。百年三萬六千日。不及僧家半日閒。
來時糊塗去時悲。空在人閒走這回。未曾生我誰是我。生我之時我是誰。
長大成人方是我。合眼矇矓又是誰。不如不來也不去。來是歡喜去是悲。
悲歡離合多勞思。何日清閒誰得知。世閒難比出家人。無牽無罣得安宜。
口中喫得清和味。身上常穿百衲衣。五湖四海為上客。皆因屢世種菩提。
雖然不是真羅漢。也搭如來三尺衣。兔走烏飛東復西。為人切莫用心機。
百年世事三更夢。萬里江山一局棋。禹開九州湯放桀。秦吞六國漢登基。
古來多少英雄輩。南北山頭臥土泥。黃袍換卻紫袈裟。只為當年一念差。
我本西方一衲子。為何落在帝皇家。十八年來不自由。南征北討幾時休。
如今撒手西方去。不管千秋與萬秋。

(P.S. This poem was written by Q'ing Dynasty's first Emperor. Q'ing Emperors were Manchu, not Han Chinese. Most of them were known for their hard work. I am simply amazed by their ability to master the Chinese language.)