அல்லற்பட்டு ஆற்றாது அழுதகண் ணீரன்றே செல்வத்தைத் தேய்க்கும் படை

Allarpattu Aatraadhu Azhudhakan Neerandre Selvaththaith Theykkum Patai

Will not the tears, shed by a people who cannot endure the oppression which they suffer (from their king), become a saw to waste away his wealth ?