Thirukkural 1222 in English

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Tamil original

புன்கண்ணை வாழி மருள்மாலை எம்கேள்போல்
வன்கண்ண தோநின் துணை.

Transliteration

Punkannai Vaazhi Marulmaalai Emkelpol
Vankanna Thonin Thunai

English Translation

“Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!”

Plain-English meaning

A long life to you, O dark evening! You are sightless Is your help-mate (also) as hard-hearted as mine

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!

G.U. Pope Translation

Thine eye is sad; Hail, doubtful hour of eventide!Of cruel eye, as is my spouse, is too thy bride

Plain-English Meaning

A long life to you, O dark evening! You are sightless Is your help-mate (also) as hard-hearted as mine

பகலும் இரவுமாய் மயங்கும் மாலைப்பொழுதே! என்னைப் போலவே நீயும் ஒளி இழந்த கண்ணோடு இருக்கிறாயே; உன் கணவரும் என் கணவரைப் போல் கொடியவரோ?

Chapter 123

பொழுதுகண்டு இரங்கல்

Bless you! you are not eventide But killing dart to wedded bride!

Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!

Wet eve came pale and trembling then Now it makes bold with growing pain

Lover away, comes eventide Like slayer to field of homicide

What good have I done to morning And what evil to this evening?

Evening pangs I have not known When my lord nev'r left me alone

Budding at dawn burgeoning all day This disease blooms in evening gay

A deadly arm, this shepherd's flute Hails flaming eve and slays my heart

Deluding eve if it prolongs The whole town will suffer love-pangs

Thinking of him whose quest is wealth My life outlives the twilight stealth