Thirukkural 1203 in English

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Tamil original

நினைப்பவர் போன்று நினையார்கொல் தும்மல்
சினைப்பது போன்று கெடும்.

Transliteration

Ninaippavar Pondru Ninaiyaarkol Thummal
Sinaippadhu Pondru Ketum

English Translation

“To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not”

Plain-English meaning

I feel as if I am going to sneeze but do not, and (therefore) my beloved is about to think (of me) but does not

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English Translation

To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not

G.U. Pope Translation

A fit of sneezing threatened, but it passed away;He seemed to think of me, but do his fancies stray

Plain-English Meaning

I feel as if I am going to sneeze but do not, and (therefore) my beloved is about to think (of me) but does not

எனக்குத் தும்மல் வருவது போல் வந்து அடங்கி விடுகிறது. அவர் என்னை நினைக்கத் தொடங்கி, நினைக்காமல் விடுவாரோ?

Chapter 121

நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல்

Love is sweeter than wine; for vast Is its delight at very thought

Pains are off at the lover's thought In all aspects this love is sweet

To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not

Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart

Shame! My heart often he enters Banning me entry into his

Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?

What will happen if I forget When his memory burns my heart?

I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me

Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart

Hail moon! Set not so that I find Him who left me but not my mind