நன்னுத லார்கருங் கண்ணுஞ்செவ் வாயுமிவ் வாறெனப்போய்மன்னித ழார்திரு நீலமும் ஆம்பலும் பூப்பவள்ளைஎன்னவெ லாமொப்புக் காதென்று வீறிடும் ஏகம்பனார்பொன்னுத லார்விழி யார்கச்சி நாட்டுள்இப் பொய்கையுளே.
In plain words
In this pond in the Kanchi country of Ēkampaṉ, who has an eye of fire on his brow, the lovely nīlam, full of lasting petals, and the āmpal grow and bloom as if to say, “The dark eyes and red mouths of fair-browed women are like this.” And the vaḷḷai stands proud, as if to say, “All their ears are like me.”
Line by line
The dark eyes and red mouths of fair-browed women are like this, as if saying, growing, the lovely nīlam full of lasting petals and the āmpal bloom; the vaḷḷai, as if saying, all ears are its likeness, stands proud; of Ēkampaṉ, who has the eye of fire on his brow, in the Kanchi country, in this pond indeed.