Thirukkural 1209 in English

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Tamil original

விளியுமென் இன்னுயிர் வேறல்லம் என்பார்
அளியின்மை ஆற்ற நினைந்து.

Transliteration

Viliyumen Innuyir Verallam Enpaar
Aliyinmai Aatra Ninaindhu

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

My precious life is wasting away by thinking too much on the cruelty of him who said we were not different

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

Dear life departs, when his ungracious deeds I ponder o'er,Who said erewhile, 'We're one for evermore'

Plain-English Meaning

My precious life is wasting away by thinking too much on the cruelty of him who said we were not different

நம் உயிர் வேறு அல்ல; ஒன்றே என்று முன்பு சொன்ன அவரின் இப்போதைய கருணையற்ற தன்மையை அதிகம் எண்ணி, என் உயிர் போய்க்கொண்டே இருக்கிறது.

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