Thirukkural 1205 in English

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Tamil original

தம்நெஞ்சத்து எம்மைக் கடிகொண்டார் நாணார்கொல்
எம்நெஞ்சத்து ஓவா வரல்.

Transliteration

Thamnenjaththu Emmaik Katikontaar Naanaarkol
Emnenjaththu Ovaa Varal

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

He who has imprisoned me in his soul, is he ashamed to enter incessantly into mine

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

Me from his heart he jealously excludes:Hath he no shame who ceaseless on my heart intrudes

Plain-English Meaning

He who has imprisoned me in his soul, is he ashamed to enter incessantly into mine

தம் நெஞ்சத்தில் என்னை விலக்கிவிட்ட அவர், என் நெஞ்சத்தில் மட்டும் ஓயாமல் வருவதற்கு வெட்கப் படமாட்டாரோ?

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