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Thirukkural 1057

Kural 1057

இகழ்ந்தெள்ளாது ஈவாரைக் காணின் மகிழ்ந்துள்ளம்
உள்ளுள் உவப்பது உடைத்து.

Ikazhndhellaadhu Eevaaraik Kaanin Makizhndhullam
Ullul Uvappadhu Utaiththu

If men are found who give and no harsh words of scorn employ, The minds of askers, through and through, will thrill with joy

Meaning

Beggars rejoice exceedingly when they behold those who bestow (their alms) with kindness and courtesy.

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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