Nasira, a partially-sighted, formerly famous singer, works as a janitor at the Solar Institute in Parkent. Despondent, she retreats more and more into recollections of her past.

A boy and a girl fall in love. Immersed in the euphoria of their emotions, they forget about customs and traditions. While the boy can walk away from his responsibilities, the girl pays the price of being the subject of malicious gossip and of mothering an unwanted child.