1. باسم النبيّ الياسَ من كيرلُّسَ ال

    بطرك سَمَت وقفاً عليهِ جليلا

    In the name of the prophet Elijah, from Cyril the

    Patriarch, it rose as a splendid endowment dedicated to him.

  2. بعدالة ابنِ شِهابَ مُلج شُيّدَت

    وتأثَّلَت في عزِّهِ تأثيلا

    Through Ibn Shihab’s justice—[unclear word]—it was built,

    And in his glory it was firmly established.

  3. كملت جمالاً بِيعةٌ تاريخها

    بلغت عَلاءً بالكَمالِ جميلا

    A church was perfected in beauty; its date reads:

    It attained beautiful eminence through perfection.