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Thirukkural 1159

Chapter 116: பிரிவு ஆற்றாமை (Separation unendurable) · Love

Kural 1159

தொடிற்சுடின் அல்லது காமநோய் போல
விடிற்சுடல் ஆற்றுமோ தீ.

Thotirsutin Alladhu Kaamanoi Pola
Vitirsutal Aatrumo Thee

Fire burns the hands that touch; but smart of loveWill burn in hearts that far away remove

Meaning

Fire burns when touched; but, like the sickness of love, can it also burn when removed ?

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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