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Thirukkural 1295

Chapter 130: நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல் (Expostulation with Oneself) · Love

Kural 1295

பெறாஅமை அஞ்சும் பெறின்பிரிவு அஞ்சும்
அறாஅ இடும்பைத்தென் நெஞ்சு.

Peraaamai Anjum Perinpirivu Anjum
Araaa Itumpaiththen Nenju

I fear I shall not gain, I fear to lose him when I gain; And thus my heart endures unceasing pain

Meaning

My soul fears when it is without him; it also fears when it is with him; it is subject to incessant sorrow.

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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