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Thirukkural 1168

Chapter 117: படர்மெலிந் திரங்கல் (Complainings) · Love

Kural 1168

மன்னுயிர் எல்லாம் துயிற்றி அளித்திரா
என்னல்லது இல்லை துணை.

Mannuyir Ellaam Thuyitri Aliththiraa
Ennalladhu Illai Thunai

All living souls in slumber soft she steeps; But me alone kind night for her companing keeps

Meaning

The night which graciously lulls to sleep all living creatures, has me alone for her companion.

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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