Thirukkural 1292 in English

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Tamil original

உறாஅ தவர்க்கண்ட கண்ணும் அவரைச்
செறாஅரெனச் சேறியென் நெஞ்சு.

Transliteration

Uraaa Thavarkkanta Kannum Avaraich
Cheraaarenach Cheriyen Nenju

English Translation

“O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly”

Plain-English meaning

O my soul! although you have known him who does not love me, still do you go to him, saying "he will not be displeased."

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English Translation

O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly

G.U. Pope Translation

'Tis plain, my heart, that he 's estranged from thee;Why go to him as though he were not enemy

Plain-English Meaning

O my soul! although you have known him who does not love me, still do you go to him, saying "he will not be displeased."

என் நெஞ்சே! என்மீது அன்பு இல்லாதவரை உள்ளபடியே நீ அறிந்திருந்தும் நாம் போனால் அவர் கோபப்படமாட்டார் என்று எண்ணி நீ அவரிடமே செல்லுகின்றாய்!

Chapter 130

நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல்

You see, his heart is his alone; Why not my heart be all my own?

O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly

You follow him at will Is it \"The fallen have no friends\" my heart?

You won't sulk first and then submit Who will then consult you, my heart?

Frets to gain and fears loss in gain O my heart suffers ceaseless pain

My itching mind eats me anon As I muse on him all alone

I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught

My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame

Who support a man in grief If lover's heart denies relief?

Why wonder if strangers disown When one's own heart is not his own?