Thirukkural 1199 in English

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Tamil original

நசைஇயார் நல்கார் எனினும் அவர்மாட்டு
இசையும் இனிய செவிக்கு.

Transliteration

Nasaiiyaar Nalkaar Eninum Avarmaattu
Isaiyum Iniya Sevikku

English Translation

“The lover accords not my desires And yet his words sweeten my ears”

Plain-English meaning

Though my beloved bestows no love on one, still are his words sweet to my ears

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English Translation

The lover accords not my desires And yet his words sweeten my ears

G.U. Pope Translation

Though he my heart desires no grace accords to me,Yet every accent of his voice is melody

Plain-English Meaning

Though my beloved bestows no love on one, still are his words sweet to my ears

நான் காதலிக்கும் என் கணவர் என்மீது அன்பற்றவர்தாம் என்றாலும், அவரிடம் இருந்து வரும் எந்தச் சொல்லும் என் செவிக்கு இனிமையானதே.

Chapter 120

தனிப்படர் மிகுதி

Stoneless fruit of love they have Who are beloved by those they love

The lover-and-beloved's self-givings Are like rains to living beings

The pride of living is for those Whose love is returned by love so close

Whose love is void of love in turn Are luckless with all esteems they earn

What can our lover do us now If he does not requite our love?

One sided pains; love in both souls Poises well like shoulder poles

This cupid aims at me alone; Knows he not my pallor and pain?

None is so firm as she who loves Without kind words from whom she dotes

The lover accords not my desires And yet his words sweeten my ears

You tell your grief to listless he Bless my heart! rather fill up sea!