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.
وَمَا إِنْ يَجِدُهَا حَتَّى تَنْسَابَ عَلَى شِفَاهِهِمَا تَعَابِيرُ ٱلْغَرَامِ .‏ —‏ نش ١ :‏ ​ ١٥ -‏ ١٧‏ .‏