காணீர் கதியொன்றுங் கல்லீர் எழுத்தஞ்சும் வல்லவண்ணம்பேணீர் திருப்பணி பேசீர் அவன்புகழ் ஆசைப்பட்டுப்பூணீர் உருத்திர சாதனம் நீறெங்கும் பூசுகிலீர்வீணீர் எளிதோ மருதப் பிரான்கழல் மேவுதற்கே.
In plain words
You see no refuge at all. You do not learn the five letters, all five, as well as you are able. You do not cherish holy service. You do not speak his praise. You do not wear the emblems of Rudra with longing. You do not smear ash everywhere. You useless ones, is it easy to reach the anklets of the Lord of Marutu?
Line by line
you do not see any refuge at all; you do not learn the five letters as you are able, you do not cherish holy service; you do not speak his praise; with longing you do not wear the emblems of Rudra; you do not smear ash everywhere, you useless ones, is it easy indeed to reach the anklets of the Lord of Marutu?