And when ginger was for us a tree that requires treatment to consume it, it was made clear that there is a spring that does not require ginger to become a tree, for the earth transforms it by fermenting it in it until it becomes a tree, changing from the taste of water to the taste of ginger, which is a break from the usual. So he said: 'A spring in it,' meaning in Paradise, their drink is mixed in it just as it is mixed with water.

And when ginger stings the truth, making it difficult to swallow, he said: 'It is called' [meaning] for the ease of swallowing it and the delight of its taste and the exalted description of it 'Salsabeel.' Salsabeel, and Salsal, and Salsal are what is from the drink that is the utmost in smoothness. The letter 'b' was added to indicate exaggeration in this meaning. They said: And the drink of Paradise is in the coolness of camphor, and the taste of ginger, and the scent of musk without any sting.