臣密言(yan):臣以险衅,夙遭闵(min)凶。生(sheng)孩(hai)六(liu)月,慈父(fu)见背。行年(nian)四岁(sui),舅夺(duo)母志。祖(zu)母刘愍(min)臣孤(gu)弱,躬亲抚养。臣少多疾病(bing),九(jiu)岁(sui)不(bu)行;零(ling)丁孤(gu)苦,至于(yu)成(cheng)立(li)。既无(wu)(wu)叔(shu)伯,终鲜兄弟;门衰祚薄(bo),晚有儿息。外无(wu)(wu)期功(gong)强近(jin)之亲,内(nei)无(wu)(wu)应门五尺之僮;茕茕独立(li),形影相吊。而(er)刘夙婴疾病(bing),常(chang)在(zai)床蓐;臣侍汤药(yao),未曾废离。
逮(dai)奉(feng)圣朝(chao),沐(mu)浴清化。前(qian)太守臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)逵,察臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)孝廉;后刺(ci)史臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)荣(rong),举臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)秀才;臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)以供养无主,辞不赴命。诏(zhao)书特(te)下,拜臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)郎中;寻(xun)蒙国恩,除臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)洗马(ma)。猥(wei)以微贱,当侍东宫,非臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)陨首所能上报。臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)具以表闻,辞不就职。诏(zhao)书切峻,责臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)逋慢。郡(jun)县逼迫,催臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)上道;州司(si)临(lin)门,急于星火。臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)欲(yu)奉(feng)诏(zhao)奔(ben)驰,则(ze)(ze)刘(liu)病日笃(du);欲(yu)苟顺私情(qing),则(ze)(ze)告诉不许。臣(chen)(chen)(chen)(chen)之进退(tui),实为狼狈(bei)。
伏惟(wei)圣朝(chao)(chao)以(yi)孝(xiao)治天(tian)下(xia),凡在(zai)故老,犹蒙(meng)矜(jin)育;况臣孤苦,特为(wei)尤甚。且臣少事(shi)伪朝(chao)(chao),历职郎署,本图宦达,不矜(jin)名节。今(jin)臣亡国贱俘,至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)微至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)陋,过蒙(meng)拔(ba)擢,宠(chong)命(ming)优(you)渥(wo),岂敢盘桓,有(you)所希(xi)冀?但以(yi)刘日薄西(xi)山,气息奄奄,人命(ming)危浅,朝(chao)(chao)不虑夕。臣无(wu)(wu)祖(zu)母(mu)(mu)(mu),无(wu)(wu)以(yi)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)今(jin)日;祖(zu)母(mu)(mu)(mu)无(wu)(wu)臣,无(wu)(wu)以(yi)终余年(nian)。母(mu)(mu)(mu)孙二人,更(geng)相为(wei)命(ming);是以(yi)区区不能(neng)废(fei)远(yuan)。臣密今(jin)年(nian)四十有(you)四,祖(zu)母(mu)(mu)(mu)刘今(jin)年(nian)九十有(you)六,是臣尽节于陛下(xia)之(zhi)日长,报养(yang)(yang)刘之(zhi)日短(duan)也。乌鸟私情,愿乞(qi)终养(yang)(yang)。
臣(chen)之(zhi)辛苦,非独蜀之(zhi)人士,及二州牧(mu)伯,所见明知(zhi);皇(huang)天后土,实所共(gong)鉴。愿陛下矜愍愚(yu)诚,听臣(chen)微志;庶(shu)刘侥幸,保卒余年。臣(chen)生当陨首,死当结草。臣(chen)不胜犬马怖惧之(zhi)情,谨拜表以(yi)闻(wen)。