ચાહત વે કીસ કામકી, બિન ચાહતકે સંગ; દીપકકે મન ભાયનાં, જલ જલ મરે પતંગ.

cāhata vē kīsa kāmakī, bina cāhatakē saṁga; dīpakakē mana bhāyanāṁ, jala jala marē pataṁga.

Literally: Of what use is love when it is with one who does not love back? The moth burns itself to death, but it does not please the mind of the lamp.
What it means: One-sided love is futile and tragic, as sacrificing oneself for someone who does not care brings only self-destruction.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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