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Thirukkural 1097

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

Kural 1097

செறாஅச் சிறுசொல்லும் செற்றார்போல் நோக்கும்
உறாஅர்போன்று உற்றார் குறிப்பு.

Seraaach Chirusollum Setraarpol Nokkum
Uraaarpondru Utraar Kurippu

The slighting words that anger feign, while eyes their love revealAre signs of those that love, but would their love conceal

Meaning

Little words that are harsh and looks that are hateful are (but) the expressions of lovers who wish to act like strangers.

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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