Although Sagir intended his poem not to be read as a translation of the Quranic version nor as sourced from the Persians before him, he did borrow Persian linguistic traditions in order to write it. Following the introduction of Sagir's poem, other Bengali writers throughout the centuries took inspiration and created their own versions of Yusuf and Zulaikha, including Abdul Hakim and Shah Garibullah.
Sagir wrote his poem without intending it to be a Quranic translation or based on earlier Persian works; however, he did use Persian linguistic traditions. After Sagir's poem was introduced, Bengali writers over the centuries drew inspiration from it and created their own versions of Yusuf and Zulaikha, such as Abdul Hakim and Shah Garibullah.