உலகப் பொதுமறை A guide for every life, in two lines at a time

The Thirukkural is 1,330 couplets on virtue, wealth and love, written in Tamil by the poet Thiruvalluvar about two thousand years ago. Read each kural in the original Tamil, learn how to say it, see what it means in plain English, and switch the last box to your own language.

Today's kural, 12 October 2026

Kural 375

Chapter 38, Fate

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How to say it

Nallavai Ellaaan Theeyavaam TheeyavumNallavaam Selvam Seyarku

Meaning in plain English

In the acquisition of property, every thing favourable becomes unfavourable, and (on the other hand) everything unfavourable becomes favourable, (through the power of fate)

Poetic translation

All things that good appear will oft have ill success; All evil things prove good for gain of happiness

G. U. Pope, 1886

Your language

Not sure where to begin?

Tap a situation and see what Valluvar advises, or start from chapter 1, The Praise of God.

The three books

அறத்துப்பால் Virtue Chapters 1 to 38, 380 kurals பொருட்பால் Wealth Chapters 39 to 108, 700 kurals காமத்துப்பால் Love Chapters 109 to 133, 250 kurals