1. كنيسةٌ رُفِعَت فيها منابرُها

    تَهدِي الوفودَ إلى التقوَى مواعظُها

    A church whose pulpits have been raised within it.

    Its sermons guide the delegations to piety.

  2. رأسُ الملائِكِ ميخائيلُ حافظُها

    وربُّها فَهوَ لم يَبرَح يحافظُها

    Michael, chief of the angels, is its guardian.

    And its Lord has never ceased to protect it.

  3. رسولُ بِيعةِ اسرائيلَ حارسُها

    محاضراً ابداً فيها يُلاحِظُها

    The messenger of Israel’s synagogue is its watchman.

    Always present within it, he watches over it.

  4. دامت بحِفظٍ امينٍ قد يؤكدهُ

    تاريخها ان ميخائيلَ حافظُها

    May it endure under faithful protection, as may be confirmed

    by its date: ‘Indeed, Michael is its guardian.’