Dhammapada - Chapter 16: Piyavagga - Affection

209 Ayoge yuñjamattānaṃ,
yogasmiñca ayojayaṃ;
Atthaṃ hitvā piyaggāhī,
pihetattānuyoginaṃ.

210 Mā piyehi samāgañchi,
appiyehi kudācanaṃ;
Piyānaṃ adassanaṃ dukkhaṃ,
appiyānañca dassanaṃ.

211 Tasmā piyaṃ na kayirātha,
piyāpāyo hi pāpako;
Ganthā tesaṃ na vijjanti,
yesaṃ natthi piyāppiyaṃ.

212 Piyato jāyatī soko,
piyato jāyatī bhayaṃ;
Piyato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ.

213 Pemato jāyatī soko,
pemato jāyatī bhayaṃ;
Pemato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ.

214 Ratiyā jāyatī soko,
ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṃ;
Ratiyā vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ.

215 Kāmato jāyatī soko,
kāmato jāyatī bhayaṃ;
Kāmato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ.

216 Taṇhāya jāyatī soko,
taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṃ;
Taṇhāya vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ.

217 Sīladassanasampannaṃ,
dhammaṭṭhaṃ saccavedinaṃ;
Attano kamma kubbānaṃ,
taṃ jano kurute piyaṃ.

218 Chandajāto anakkhāte,
Manasā ca phuṭo siyā;
Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto,
Uddhaṃsototi vuccati.

219 Cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ,
dūrato sotthimāgataṃ;
Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,
abhinandanti āgataṃ.

220 Tatheva katapuññampi,
asmā lokā paraṃ gataṃ;
Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti,
piyaṃ ñātīva āgataṃ.

Piyavaggo soḷasamo.