فيin ظلِّthe protection of سُلطانِنَاour sultan عبدِAbd العزيزal-Aziz بَنَىbuilt
في ظلِّ سُلطانِنَا عبدِ العزيز بَنَى
للعِلمِfor learning داراًa house إمامُthe paragon of الفضلِvirtue والكَرَمِand generosity
للعِلمِ داراً إمامُ الفضلِ والكَرَمِ
Under the protection of our Sultan Abd al-Aziz, he built
Under the reign of our Sultan Abdulaziz
a house for learning—the paragon of virtue and generosity.
The leader of virtue and generosity built
أعنيI mean غِرِيغورِيُسْGregorius راعيshepherd of الرُّعاةِthe shepherds لناfor us
أعني غِرِيغورِيُسْ راعي الرُّعاةِ لنا
والبطرِيَرْكَand the patriarch الكريمَnoble in النَّفسِsoul والشِيَّمِand character
والبطرِيَرْكَ الكريمَ النَّفسِ والشِيَّمِ
I mean Gregorius, our shepherd of shepherds,
A home for knowledge, I mean Gregory
and the patriarch, noble in soul and character.
The noble patriarch, generous and principled
أقامَهاhe erected it ويمينُand the right hand اللهof God تعضُدُهُsupports him
أقامَها ويمينُ الله تعضُدُهُ
منارةًa beacon أشبَهَتresembled ناراًa fire علىupon عَلَمِa mountain
منارةً أشبَهَت ناراً على عَلَمِ
He erected it, with God's right hand supporting him,
He established it, with God's support behind him
as a beacon resembling a fire upon a mountain.
As a beacon, resembling a fire on a flag
فانظرْso look ترىyou will see طَيَّهاwithin it تأريخَthe date of مدرسةٍa school
فانظرْ ترى طَيَّها تأريخَ مدرسةٍ
فيamong أُمَّةِthe people of الشَّرقthe East كالمصباحِlike a lamp فيin الظُّلَمِthe darkness
في أُمَّةِ الشَّرق كالمصباحِ في الظُّلَمِ
So look: within it you will see the date of a school,
So look and see its inscription date a school
among the people of the East, like a lamp in the darkness.
In the eastern nation like a lamp in the darkness