《寻隐者不遇》是唐代诗僧贾岛的作品。此诗首句写寻者问童子，后三句都是童子的答话，诗人采用了寓问于答的手法，把寻访不遇的焦急心情，描绘得淋漓尽致。诗中以白云比隐者的高洁，以苍松喻隐者的风骨，写寻访不遇，愈衬出寻者对隐者的钦慕高仰之情。全诗遣词通俗清丽，言繁笔简，情深意切，白描无华，是一篇难得的言简意丰之作。

《寻隐者不遇》 贾岛

松下问童子，言师采药去。
只在此山中，云深不知处。

Looking for a Recluse but Failing to Find Him
By Jia Dao

Under the pines I questioned the boy.
"My master's off gathering herbs.
All I know is he's here on the mountain—
Clouds are so deep, I don't know where…"