திருக்குறள் 1112

மலர்காணின் மையாத்தி நெஞ்சே இவள்கண்

பலர்காணும் பூவொக்கும் என்று.

You deemed, as you saw the flowers, her eyes were as flowers, my soul, That many may see; it was surely some folly that over you stole!