Verse 302: Claiming to be calm

302. Claiming to be calm

அமர்ந்தே னெனவமரா நெஞ்சம் விளக்கைஅவிக்க விசிறும் புயல்

amarnde nenavamaraa nenjam vilakkaiavikka visirum puyal

‘I am settled,’ yet the heart does not settle: that heart is a storm, fanning to put out the lamp.
The words do not settle the unrest within; that unrest is itself the wind at the flame.