The matter of their destination was on the tongues of many and so Ka'b, Malik's son, composed a short verse in which he did not directly ask the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) for the name of their destination but arranged its words in such a way that the message was delivered in a courteous manner.
Kiisku ee ay u socdeenna waxay ahayd on afafka badan oo sidaa Ka'b, ina Malik ayaa ka kooban aayadda gaaban oo uusan si toos ah u weydiiso Nabiga (Salla Allahu alihi wa Sallam) u ah magaca ay u socdeenna, laakiin diyaarin erayada ay si uu fariin waxaa la gaarsiiyey in edeb leh a ahab.