雪莱的《别揭开这华丽的面纱》英语原诗如下：
Lift not the painted veil which those who live
Call life: though unreal shapes be pictured there
And it but mimic all we would believe
With colours idly spread - behind, lurk
Fear And Hope, twin Destinies； who ever weave
Their shadows, o'er the chasm, sightless and drear.
I knew one who had lifted it - he sought
For his lost heart was tender, things to love,
But found them not, alas!
这首诗表达了诗人对生活的复杂感受，揭示了隐藏在华丽外表下的恐惧和希望，以及追求真理和爱情的勇气和痛苦。