[1] The work recounts Abdullah’s voyage from Singapore to Kelantan with his companions, Grandpre and Baba Ko An to submit a letter from Sir George Bonham, Governor of Straits Settlements to Sultan of Kelantan.
His writing includes his experiences during his stops in Pahang and Terengganu as well as what he experienced in Kelantan.
In 1855 the Dutch scholar J. Pijnappel later published special editions for students of Malay language.
In Malaysia, the story was re-published in 1960 by the editor Kassim Ahmad.
In 2005, it was edited by Amin Sweeney and published as part of a collection of complete works of Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir.