Sol 5.6

  1. A sikbaj stew, exquisite in its fragrance—

    as though it were incense wood upon a brazier.

  2. How lovely it is in the pot when it arrives,

    resembling a jewel casket,

  3. while the fat gleams amid its meat

    like a white blaze on a chestnut horse.

  4. How lovely its eggplant when it appears,

    dusky amid the crimson broth—

  5. as though saffron-scented water were flowing

    and pieces of ambergris were gliding through it.

Sol 5.6