Thirukkural 1048 in English
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Tamil original
இன்றும் வருவது கொல்லோ நெருநலும்
கொன்றது போலும் நிரப்பு.
Transliteration
Indrum Varuvadhu Kollo Nerunalum
Kondradhu Polum Nirappu
Modern English
“After poverty has hurt someone badly, they may fear that yesterday's suffering will return today.”
Modern Interpretation
After poverty has hurt someone badly, they may fear that yesterday's suffering will return today. For example, someone who barely found food yesterday may check their money repeatedly, worried about tonight's meal.
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Modern Plain English
After poverty has hurt someone badly, they may fear that yesterday's suffering will return today.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The killing Want of yesterday Will it pester me even to-day?
G.U. Pope Translation
And will it come today as yesterday,The grief of want that eats my soul away
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Is the poverty that almost killed me yesterday, to meet me today too ?
Tamil commentary
நேற்று என்னைக் கொன்றது போன்ற துன்பத்தைத் தந்த இல்லாமை, இன்றும் கூட வருமோ?
Chapter 105
More from Poverty
நல்குரவு
What gives more pain than scarcity? No pain pinches like poverty
Kural 1042The sinner Want is enemy dire Of joys of earth and heaven there
Kural 1043The craving itch of poverty Kills graceful words and ancestry
Kural 1044Want makes even good familymen Utter words that are low and mean
Kural 1045The pest of wanton poverty Brings a train of misery
Kural 1046The poor men's words are thrown away Though from heart good things they say
Kural 1047Even the mother looks as stranger The poor devoid of character
Kural 1048The killing Want of yesterday Will it pester me even to-day?
Kural 1049One may sleep in the midst of fire In want a wink of sleep is rare
Kural 1050Renounce their lives the poor must Or salt and gruel go to waste