குறள் 1 · The Praise of God 1/10

அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.

A, as its first of letters, every speech maintains;The "Primal Deity" is first through all the world's domains

As the letter A is the first of all letters, so the eternal God is first in the world