إذا ما اِجتَمعنا فالطَويلُ من المدى

قَصيرٌ وان غبنا القَصيرُ طَويلُ

When we are together, long distances seem short.

When we are apart, short distances seem long.

كأنَّ التناءي مُستَعيرٌ من اللقا

بِهِ قِصَرٌ وَذَلِكَ طولُ

It's as if being together is borrowed from meeting -

By it, shortness becomes long.