The black dragon's jewel

A verse that master Hsueh-t'ou Ch'ung-hsien wrote for a disciple.

One, seven, three, five.

What you search for cannot be grasped.

As the night deepens,

the moon brightens over the ocean.

The black dragon's jewel

is found in every wave.

Looking for the moon,

it is here in this wave

and the next.