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Thirukkural 1052

Kural 1052

இன்பம் ஒருவற்கு இரத்தல் இரந்தவை
துன்பம் உறாஅ வரின்.

Inpam Oruvarku Iraththal Irandhavai
Thunpam Uraaa Varin

Even to ask an alms may pleasure give, If what you ask without annoyance you receive

Meaning

Even begging may be pleasant, if what is begged for is obtained without grief (to him that begs).

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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