باسيلِيوسُ الحبرُ أسقُفنا ابتنَى

باسيلِيوسُ الحبرُ أسقُفنا ابتنَى

بيتاً بهِ نورُ الإلهِ تبلَّجا

بيتاً بهِ نورُ الإلهِ تبلَّجا

Basilios the prelate, our bishop, built

Basilios the ink is our bishop has built

A house in which the light of God shone forth.

A house in it the light of God shone

قُدسٌ بَناهُ عَلى اسمِ نيقولاوُسٍ

قُدسٌ بَناهُ عَلى اسمِ نيقولاوُسٍ

فَغَدا حِمىً للائذينَ وَمُلتَجا

فَغَدا حِمىً للائذينَ وَمُلتَجا

A sanctuary he built in the name of Nikolaos,

A sanctuary he built in the name of Saint Nicholas

So it became a refuge for those seeking shelter and a haven.

So it became a refuge for the refugees and a shelter

فَادخُلهُ مُبتَهِلاً فَفيهِ لِكُلِّ مَن

فَادخُلهُ مُبتَهِلاً فَفيهِ لِكُلِّ مَن

وافى يؤرِّخُهُ الشَفاعةَ تُرتَجَى

وافى يؤرِّخُهُ الشَفاعةَ تُرتَجَى

So enter it in supplication, for there, for everyone who

So enter it supplicating, for in it for everyone

Comes, “intercession is hoped for”—the phrase that records its date.

Who arrives seeking intercession it is hoped for