When a virtuous student moves to Cairo to go to college, he rents a room in Shafa'at's house. As Shafa'at seduces him and they start an affair, his health starts to deteriorate and he neglects his studies. He starts to pull away but Shafa'at refuses to let him go that easily.
Coming from a rural village, a student comes to Cairo to study to become a teacher. He boards with a businesswoman that works her charm on him. He falls for her and for Cairo.