மலரன்ன கண்ணாள் முகமொத்தி யாயின்
பலர்காணத் தோன்றல் மதி.
If as her face, whose eyes are flowers, thou wouldst have charms for me,Shine for my eyes alone, O moon, shine not for all to see
O moon, if you wish to resemble the face of her whose eyes are like (these) flowers, do not appear so as to be seen by all