Plot
Mahi Kazim Shah and her sister-in-law Sahiba Nazim Shah arrive in Lahore from Bahwalpur to attend Mahi's childhood best friend Rida's wedding. They belong to an influential family. A man named Taimoor Shah, Mahi meets can't stop thinking about her. A young man named Farhad Ahmad has made his father Taufeeq Ahmad stressed by failing his degree again and again, so he decides to send him somewhere to work. So, his father arranges him a job as wedding planner at Seth Nisar's daughter's wedding. Rida is the daughter of Seth Nisar. Farhad and Mahi meet the wedding, where initially at loggerheads later their friendship blossoms. However, she befriended him for help in her mischieves. Mahi uses this time as a release from her strict life at home and enjoys Farhad's friendship, but Farhad falls in love with her. Later, she went back. Farhad researches about her and gets job at her house via contacts of Seth Nisar who is best friend of Mahi's father Kazim Shah. He goes to Bahwalpur even after reluctance of his mother Rabya, siblings Sajjad & Fariha and his neighbour Naheed who loves him. There he starts working as a driver for Mahi's brother, Nazim Shah, and discovers that Mahi hails from a wealthy and influential family where it is difficult to see or speak to her. Farhad becomes friends with a man named Dilawar. Another female servant, Sajal, falls in love with Farhad, but he tells her that his love lies elsewhere, upsetting her.
Taimoor belongs to an influential family from Multan who tells his mother Jagirdarni Shaista Begum Shah and brother Sikandar Shah about wish to marry Mahi to which they agree after knowing that she also belong to similar family background. After meeting, Mahi's family agrees to have her marry Taimoor. Mahi initially doesn't want to marry but later prepares to, which upsets Farhad. When Mahi clarifies her real feelings to Farhad in a private library, he curses her, saying she will never find peace and will always suffer. Soon after, the news reaches Mahi and her family that Farhad has died after falling under a train. Despite this, Mahi's wedding proceeds, but when Mahi and Taimoor are on their way to their new home, Taimoor is fatally shot.
Rabya, reaches critical condition after hearing the news of Farhad's death and becomes depressed and obsesses about Farhad. The Derwesh is seen recalling his prophecy of how there will be shenai (wedding celebrations) and maatam (mourning). Jagirdaarni, is aware that an enemy of Nazim Shah has killed him and publicly holds him accountable. She refuses to allow Mahi to return to Bahawalpur, despite Mahi's mother requesting this. She demands that Mahi stay with her family and complete her Iddat for the sake of tradition.
Farhad is revealed to be alive and meets Romana and Chanda Ji on a train. Eventually, the train reaches Multan. Romana is the tawaif (courtesan) entangled with Sikandar.
The train stops, and Farhad goes to a shrine where he encounters the Derwesh, who welcomes him. Mahi's parents worry about how she is coping in unfamiliar surroundings with a new family in Multan, especially because of Jagirdaarni's obvious resentment towards the family following Taimoor's death. However, over time, Mahi develops a bond with Jagidaarni, who is taken by Mahi's affection towards her two grandchildren. After encountering Farhad on the train, Romana constantly thinks about him. She often mentions him to Chanda Ji – the head tawaif of the kotha – saying that Romana and Farhad are lovesick.
Now forty days after the death of Taimoor. Jagirdaarni reluctantly invites Mahi's family from Bahawalpur for special prayers despite remaining hostile towards Mahi. Jagirdaarni requests the Derwesh to attend the prayer gathering and make dua. He agrees and takes Farhad with him not knowing he is so close to his beloved. The Darwesh reaches the doorstep of the haveli and offers prayers there, returning from that spot.
While shopping for the mazaar, Farhad meets Romana. She brings him to his house where Sikandar arrives and meets Farhad. Jagirdaarni asks Mahi to forgive her for her harshness. Farhad and Mahi have dreams of their encounters. Meanwhile, Naheed is getting married and Rabya believes that Farhad is the man that Naheed is marrying. After realizing that Farhad is still gone, she becomes depressed again.
Back in Multan, after asking Sikandar's main servant where he was the night before, Jagirdaarni finds out that Sikandar went to Romana's house and couldn't come home because of heavy rain the night before. The servant requests that the family should prepare for Sikandar's new wedding. The Derwesh then asks Farhad to return to the same haveli they went to for dua.
Then, two servants ask Jagirdaarni to have Mahi marry Sikandar, to which she agrees because it is the end of her iddat, and she doesn't want Mahi to go. Later, Mahi secretly sends the same two servants to provide an invitation to a woman in the haveli Sikandar keeps meeting. When the girl, revealed to be Romana, gets the invitation, she is elated and decides to go there. When Romana and Mahi meet, they talk, and Romana decides never to meet Sikandar again. Later, Jagirdaarni asks Sikandar to marry Mahi, but Sikandar rejects this.
Romana becomes heartbroken over Sikandar. Mahi and Farhad meet for the first time since their talk in the library. Meanwhile, Sikandar learns that Romana has left and does not intend to return, so he decides to learn what happened to her.
Farhad and Mahi continue to have visual contact, and the Derwesh tells Farhad they will always meet each other. Farhad learns that Jagirdaarni repeatedly goes to the mazaar because Mahi's husband, Taimoor, was murdered on their wedding night when they were travelling back home by Kazim Shah's enemies, so they return here to pray. Farhad then remembers that he had cursed Mahi.
At the mazaar, Mahi sees Farhad and asks him why he made himself a mess and can't return home. Farhad replies that he will only return to his home with Mahi. Then, Mahi gives Farhad the taweez (necklace) he gave her, saying she will only wear it when he returns home. Farhad tells Sikandar that he has not seen Romana since he was at her house. Farhad then realizes that he can see Mahi within the taweez.
Then, Kazim Shah, Nazim Shah and Mahi's mother, Bari Sarkar agree to have Mahi marry Sikandar. But Mahi still loves Farhad, despite not wanting to. Mahi agrees to marry Sikandar and their marriage preparations begin. Farhad is invited to the haveli for Sikandar and Mahi's Rukhsati. Jagirdaarni offers that Mahi takes over the house. When Farhad arrives at the haveli, he is recognised and his family is informed that he is still alive. Farhad's family then visit the mazaar to make dua for Farhad. Farhad and his family then recognise each other. Farhad tells them that he will return home after the Derwesh, who is away, returns to the mazaar.
Mahi tells Farhad that they are not meant for each other in this life, but she would ask Allah to stay with Farhad forever in the afterlife. Nazim Shah learns of this and exposes Mahi and Farhad's relationship to her parents. He and Nooray then go to the mazaar and warn Farhad to stay away. Sikandar goes to the mazaar and learns of Farhad and Mahi's history together. Nazim Shah and Nooray tell Dilawar, Farhad's old friend whom they've hired, to kill a Derwesh at the mazaar, not telling Dilawar that the "Derwesh" is Farhad wearing the Derwesh's cloak. Jagirdaarni and Sikandar go to Kazim Shah's house and propose that Mahi marry Farhad, but he refuses. Nonetheless, Jagirdaarni decides that Mahi will marry Farhad. Meanwhile, Sikandar finds Romana and promises she will stay with him forever.
Dilawar stabs Farhad, not knowing it is him, and is shocked. Sikandar goes to the mazaar to save Farhad, while Jagirdaarni goes to Mahi's house and calls out Nazim Shah for planning the attack. Farhad gains consciousness and lies to the police officer in his statement saying that his stabbing was just a coincidence, therefore protecting his friend Dilawar. Farhad then tries to leave the hospital and go to the mazaar, hoping for Mahi to arrive and meet him. Dilawar takes himself and Farhad to the mazaar, while Jagirdaarni tries to convince Bari Sarkar to change her mind about Farhad.
Bari Sarkar convinces Kazim Shah to accept Mahi and Farhad's relationship, but Nazim Shah will not let that happen, and soon he holds Mahi at gunpoint. Kazim Shah arrives with a rifle and tells Nazim Shah that he will forget Nazim Shah is his son. Nazim Shah ultimately leaves. Kazim Shah lets Mahi, Bari Sarkar, and Jagirdaarni go to the mazaar and admits that after this, he will forget that Mahi is his daughter. Meanwhile, Farhad is lying down at the front gate of the mazaar with Dilawar by his side, desperately waiting for Mahi to come. Sikandar and Romana arrive to bring Mahi to the mazaar. Farhad sees them and gets up. Farhad and Mahi stare at each other until Farhad falls. As they talk, Farhad dies. Mahi, in shock, remembers her words about staying with Farhad forever in the afterlife, and then Mahi falls to the ground too and dies. Farhad and Mahi's dead bodies are shown together on the ground side-by-side.
