இருள்அந் தகன்வரின் ஈர்எயி றேபிறை ஏய்ந்தசெவ்வான்சுருள்குஞ்சி பாசம் எனஅந்தி வந்தது தோகைசொற்றேன்பருகும் புகலிப் பிரான்எனும் பானுப் பலகிரணம்பெருகும் படிவந் துதித்தால் மின்ஆவி பெறுகுவளே.
In plain words
Darkness comes as Death, the crescent moon his two fangs, the red sky to match his curling hair, and evening has come as his noose. If the sun that is the Lord of Pukali, who drinks the honey of the words of his peacock-like lady, comes and rises so that his many rays swell, the girl bright as lightning will surely come back to life.
Line by line
When darkness comes as Antakaṉ, his two fangs the crescent, the red sky that matches his curling hair, evening has come as the noose; the honey of the peacock's words he drinks, the Lord of Pukali, called the sun, his many rays so that they swell, if he comes and rises, the lightning will regain her life, indeed.