877 maṟam cuvar matil ĕṭuttu * maṟumaikke vĕṟumai pūṇṭu *
puṟam cuvar oṭṭai māṭam * pural̤um potu aṟiya māṭṭīr **
aṟam cuvar āki niṉṟa * araṅkaṉārkku āṭ cĕyyāte *
puṟañ cuvar kolañ cĕytu * pul̤ kauvak kiṭakkiṉṟīre (6)
Simple Translation
877. You build a façade of illusion, always worry about the next act,
live in a frail shell-like body, and never realize it will give way,
Instead of serving the Lord Ranga, the fortress of Dharma,
you tend to dress this outer wall, then fall prey to vultures.