《汉书·传·匈奴传上》
现在天下十分安定，万民欢乐，衹有我和单于您为民父母，做天下人的君长。
今天下大安，万民熙熙，独朕与单于为之父母。
Now the world is very stable, and all the people are happy. Only Shan Yu and I, as parents of the people, are the rulers of the world.