*1
_iṉkural_icai keḻum yāḻ muralat
taṉ karam maruviya caturaṉ nakar---
poṉ karai poru paḻaṅkāviriyiṉ
teṉkarai maruviya civapuramē.
*2
_aṉṟu _aṭal kālaṉaip pālaṉukku_āyp
poṉṟiṭa _utaiceyta puṉitaṉ nakar---
veṉṟi koḷ _eyiṟṟu veṇpaṉṟi muṉnāḷ
ceṉṟu _aṭi vīḻtaru civapuramē.
*3
malaimakaḷ maṟukiṭa, matakariyaik
kolai malka _uriceyta kuḻakaṉ nakar---
_alai malkum _ariciliṉ_ataṉ _ayalē
cilai malku matil _aṇi civapuramē.
*4
maṇ, puṉal, _aṉaloṭu, mārutamum,
viṇ, puṉai maruviya vikirtaṉ nakar---
paṇ puṉai kuralvaḻi vaṇṭu keṇṭic
ceṇpakam _alar poḻil civapuramē.
*5
vīṟu naṉku _uṭaiyavaḷ mēṉi pākam
kūṟu naṉku _uṭaiyavaṉ kuḷir nakartāṉ---
nāṟu naṉ kura viri vaṇṭu keṇṭit
tēṟal _uṇṭu _eḻutaru civapuramē.
*6
māṟu _etirvaru tiripuram _erittu,
nīṟu_atu _ākkiya nimalaṉ nakar---
nāṟu _uṭai naṭupavar _uḻavaroṭum
cēṟu _uṭai vayal _aṇi civapuramē.
*7
_āvil_aintu _amarntavaṉ _arivaiyoṭu
mēvi naṉku _iruntatu _or viyalnakartāṉ---
pūvil vaṇṭu _amartaru poykai _aṉṉac-
cēval taṉ peṭai pulku civapuramē.
*8
_eḻil malai _eṭutta val_irāvaṇaṉtaṉ
muḻuvali _aṭakkiya mutalvaṉ nakar---
viḻaviṉil _eṭutta veṇkoṭi miṭaintu,
ceḻu mukil _aṭukkum vaṇ civapuramē.
*9
caṅku _aḷaviya kaiyaṉ, caturmukaṉum,
_aṅku _aḷavu _aṟivu _ariyavaṉ nakartāṉ---
kaṅkulum paṟavaikaḷ kamukutoṟum
ceṅkaṉi nukartaru civapuramē.
*10
maṇṭaiyiṉ, kuṇṭikai, mācu tarum,
miṇṭarai vilakkiya vimalaṉ nakar---
paṇṭu _amartaru paḻaṅkāviriyiṉ
teṇtirai porutu _eḻu civapuramē.
*11
civaṉ _uṟaitaru civapuranakaraik
kavuṇiyarkulapati---kāḻiyarkōṉ---
tavam malku tamiḻ_ivai colla vallār
navamoṭu civakati naṇṇuvarē.