Once a year Maria traveled to Saransk to visit me, although the journey from Tulun and back took 12 days by train.
كَانَتْ مَارِيَّا تَزُورُنِي كُلَّ سَنَةٍ ،‏ مَعَ أَنَّ ٱلرِّحْلَةَ ٱسْتَغْرَقَتِ ١٢ يَوْمًا ذَهَابًا وَرُجُوعًا .‏