Written as a song similar to the libretto, or text of an opera, the story is about the love between a young woman from the village of Shunem, or Shulem, and her beloved shepherd.
जैसे ही सुलैमान की नज़र लड़की पर पड़ी, वह उसकी खूबसूरती का कायल हो गया ।