كأنas though خديهhis two cheeks دينارانtwo dinars قدalready وزناwere weighed (both)
كأن خديه ديناران قد وزنا
فحررso he checked precisely الصيرفيthe money-changer الوزنthe weight واحتاطاand he took care
فحرر الصيرفي الوزن واحتاطا
As though his cheeks were two dinars that had been weighed,
and the money-changer checked the weight precisely and took care;
فشحbut fell short بعضهماone of the two عنof وزنthe weight of صاحبهits companion
فشح بعضهما عن وزن صاحبه
فزادهso he added to it منfrom فتيتfine particles of المسكmusk قيراطاًa carat
فزاده من فتيت المسك قيراطاً
but one fell short of its companion’s weight,
so he added to it a carat of powdered musk.