1. When we are together, long distances seem short.
When we are apart, short distances seem long.
١. إذا ما اِجتَمعنا فالطَويلُ من المدى
قَصيرٌ وان غبنا القَصيرُ طَويلُ
2. It's as if being together is borrowed from meeting -
By it, shortness becomes long.
٢. كأنَّ التناءي مُستَعيرٌ من اللقا
بِهِ قِصَرٌ وَذَلِكَ طولُ