Thirukkural 1225 in English

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Tamil original

காலைக்குச் செய்தநன்று என்கொல் எவன்கொல்யான்
மாலைக்குச் செய்த பகை?

Transliteration

Kaalaikkuch Cheydhanandru Enkol Evankolyaan
Maalaikkuch Cheydha Pakai?

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

O eve, why art thou foe! thou dost renew my grief

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

O morn, how have I won thy grace? thou bring'st reliefO eve, why art thou foe! thou dost renew my grief

Plain-English Meaning

O eve, why art thou foe! thou dost renew my grief

காலைக்கு நான் செய்த நன்மை என்ன? மாலைக்கு நான் செய்த தீமை என்ன?

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