1. Her cheeks are like two gold coins precisely weighed,
The assayer etched the weight with great care.
١. كَأَنَّ خَدَّيْهِ دينارانِ قَد وُزِنَا
وَحَرّر الصَّيْرفيُّ الوَزْنَ وَاِحتاطا
2. One fell short of its companion by weight,
So it placed upon the lighter one a qirat.
٢. فَخفَّ إحداهما عَن وَزْنِ صاحِبِهِ
فَحَطَّ فوق الذي قد خفَّ قيراطا