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Thirukkural 1248

Chapter 125: நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல் (Soliloquy) · Love

Kural 1248

பரிந்தவர் நல்காரென்று ஏங்கிப் பிரிந்தவர்
பின்செல்வாய் பேதைஎன் நெஞ்சு.

Parindhavar Nalkaarendru Engip Pirindhavar
Pinselvaai Pedhaien Nenju

Thou art befooled, my heart, thou followest him who flees from thee; And still thou yearning criest: 'He will nor pity show nor love to me.'

Meaning

You are a fool, O my soul! to go after my departed one, while you mourn that he is not kind enough to favour you.

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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