மேயிரை வைகக் குருகுண ராமது உண்டுபுன்னைமீயிரை வண்டோ தமர்புக் கடிய விரிகடல்வாய்ப்பாயிரை நாகம்கொண் டோன்தொழும் கம்பர்கச் சிப்பவ்வநீர்தூயிரை கானல்மற் றாரறி வார்நந் துறைவர்பொய்யே.
In plain words
The herons, intent on the prey they feed on, would not have noticed. As for the bees humming above the puṉṉai after drinking its honey, sunk in it, they would not rise. Here on the shore of Kanchi of Kampar, worshipped by him who has the serpent for his bed on the wide, roaring sea, in the grove where the sea water sprays and roars, who else knows our shore lord's lie?
Line by line
Intent on the prey they feed on, the herons would not notice; having drunk honey, of the puṉṉai above, humming, the bees, as for them, sunk in it, will not rise; on the wide sea, spreading, roaring, he who has the serpent worships Kampar; of Kanchi, the sea water spraying, roaring, the seaside grove; who else knows our shore lord's lie?