Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · ஈகை

Thirukkural 224

Kural 224

இன்னாது இரக்கப் படுதல் இரந்தவர்
இன்முகங் காணும் அளவு.

Innaadhu Irakkap Patudhal Irandhavar
Inmukang Kaanum Alavu

The suppliants' cry for aid yields scant delight, Until you see his face with grateful gladness bright

Meaning

To see men begging from us in disagreeable, until we see their pleasant countenance.

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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