مَولىmaster of جِنانَJinan وَإِنand although أَبدىhe displays تَجَلُّدَهُhis fortitude
مَولى جِنانَ وَإِن أَبدى تَجَلُّدَهُ
يَهوىhe loves جِنانَJinan فَيَرجوهاso he hopes for her وَيَخشاهاand he fears her
يَهوى جِنانَ فَيَرجوها وَيَخشاها
Jinan's master, though he displays his fortitude,
Master of the gardens, though he shows forbearance
The master of Jinan, though he feigns endurance,
loves Jinan, so he hopes for her and fears her.
He yearns for the gardens, hoping for and fearing them
Loves Jinan—he hopes for her, yet fears her.
مَولاتُهُhis mistress هِيَshe بِالمَعنىin reality وَحُقَّand it is fitting لَهاfor her
مَولاتُهُ هِيَ بِالمَعنى وَحُقَّ لَها
وَالناسُand people يَدعونَهُthey call him بِاللَفظِin wording مَولاهاher master
وَالناسُ يَدعونَهُ بِاللَفظِ مَولاها
She is his mistress in truth, and rightly so;
She is his mistress in meaning, and rightfully so
She is his mistress in essence, and rightfully so,
yet people call him her master in name.
While people call him her master in word
While people, in name alone, call him her master.