Kural 1151Chapter 116: Separation unendurable

Thirukkural 1151 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

செல்லாமை உண்டேல் எனக்குரை மற்றுநின்
வல்வரவு வாழ்வார்க் குரை.

Transliteration

Sellaamai Untel Enakkurai Matrunin
Valvaravu Vaazhvaark Kurai

Modern English

“If you are staying, tell me plainly.”

Modern Interpretation

If you are staying, tell me plainly. If you must leave and return soon, tell that promise to those who may still be alive when you come back. When a partner says they will be away, the uncertainty can make every day feel unbearable.

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Modern Plain English

If you are staying, tell me plainly.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Tell me if you but do not leave, Your quick return to those who live

G.U. Pope Translation

If you will say, 'I leave thee not,' then tell me so;Of quick return tell those that can survive this woe

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

If it is not departure, tell me; but if it is your speedy return, tell it to those who would be alive then

Tamil commentary

என்னைப் பிரிவதில்லை என்றால் என்னிடம் சொல். சீக்கிரம் வருவேன் என்பதை எல்லாம் நீ வரும்போது உயிரோடு இருப்பார்களே அவர்களிடம் சொல்.

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