Impermanence
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aṟkā viyalpiṟṟuc celva matupeṟṟā / laṟkupa vāṅkē ceyal.
“Unenduring is all wealth; if you wealth enjoy, / Enduring works in working wealth straightway employ.”
“Prosperity is transient: if thou have come by it, delay not to do things that are of lasting good.”
Wealth is by nature unable to last; if it comes to you, use it at once for deeds whose good can endure.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அற்கா இயல்பிற்றுச் செல்வம்= நில்லாத இயல்பினை உடைத்துச் செல்வம்; அது பெற்றால் அற்குப ஆங்கே செயல்= அதனைப்பெற்றால், அதனால் செய்யப்படும் அறங்களை அப்பெற்றபொழுதே செய்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Wealth is inherently fleeting and unstable; therefore, whenever it comes into one's hands, one should immediately utilize it to perform enduring deeds of virtue.