śyāmaratnaṁ sūḍuṁ nāgaganyaga ñān
kāmavillāy māṟuṁ premagalbana ñān
pāl tuḽumbīḍuṁ paurṇṇami pūkkuṁ niśayil
(śyāmaratnaṁ)
vīññil nīrāḍi toruṁ nimiṣaṅṅaḽ
kuḽiril ĕn mĕyyāgĕppŏdiyumboḽ
uṇarumĕnṟĕ mohaṁ paḍamuyarttuṁ neraṁ
āḍiyāḍiyinnĕnniṇayāgū
(śyāmaratnaṁ)
idaḽil ten dūguṁ viṇṇin saṁgīdaṁ
alayāyĕnṟĕ uḽḽaṁ taḻugippaḍarumboḽ
iḻaññunīṅṅuṁ yāmaṁ tanu taḽarttuṁ neraṁ
piṇaññusernnu tammilŏnnāgū
(śyāmaratnaṁ)