كأنas though خديهhis two cheeks دينارانtwo dinars قدalready وزناwere weighed
كأن خديه ديناران قد وزنا
فحررso he checked precisely الصيرفيthe money-changer الوزنthe weight واحتاطاand he took care
فحرر الصيرفي الوزن واحتاطا
His cheeks are like two dinars that have been weighed;
so the money-changer checked the weight and took due care.
فشحso fell short بعضهماone of the two عنof وزنthe weight of صاحبهits companion
فشح بعضهما عن وزن صاحبه
فزادهso he added to it منfrom فتيتpowder المسكthe musk قيراطاًa carat
فزاده من فتيت المسك قيراطاً
Then one fell short of the weight of its companion,
so he added to it a carat of powdered musk.