مَولى جِنانَ وَإِن أَبدى تَجَلُّدَهُ

يَهوى جِنانَ فَيَرجوها وَيَخشاها

Master of the gardens, though he shows forbearance

The master of Jinan, though he feigns endurance,

He yearns for the gardens, hoping for and fearing them

Loves Jinan—he hopes for her, yet fears her.

مَولاتُهُ هِيَ بِالمَعنى وَحُقَّ لَها

وَالناسُ يَدعونَهُ بِاللَفظِ مَولاها

She is his mistress in meaning, and rightfully so

She is his mistress in essence, and rightfully so,

While people call him her master in word

While people, in name alone, call him her master.