Thirukkural 1226 in English

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Tamil original

மாலைநோய் செய்தல் மணந்தார் அகலாத
காலை அறிந்த திலேன்.

Transliteration

Maalainoi Seydhal Manandhaar Akalaadha
Kaalai Arindha Thilen

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Previous to my husband's departure, I know not the painful nature of evening

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

The pangs that evening brings I never knew,Till he, my wedded spouse, from me withdrew

Plain-English Meaning

Previous to my husband's departure, I know not the painful nature of evening

முன்பு எனக்கு மகிழ்ச்சி தந்த மாலைப்பொழுது இப்படித் துன்பம் தரும் என்பதை, என்னை மணந்த காதலர் என்னைப் பிரிவதற்கு முன்பு நான் அறிந்தது கூட இல்லை.

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