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Thirukkural 1096

Chapter 110: குறிப்பறிதல் (Recognition of the Signs) · Love

Kural 1096

உறாஅ தவர்போல் சொலினும் செறாஅர்சொல்
ஒல்லை உணரப் படும்.

Uraaa Thavarpol Solinum Seraaarsol
Ollai Unarap Patum

Though with their lips affection they disown, Yet, when they hate us not, 'tis quickly known

Meaning

Though they may speak harshly as if they were strangers, the words of the friendly are soon understood.

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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