The story starts with a pick pocket man Yusuf who was also a shayar. Two nawab brothers Bade nawab and Shouqat miya and they had younger sister Shabnam who fell in love with Yusuf but because of her family status, she did not tell it to anyone. However, Shouqat discovered that Yusuf was his friend son who had lost in a fair many years back. Shouqat elated as he promised his friend that he will search his son Yusuf.