The drama shows the trials and tribulations a woman has to go through in order to win the love of her husband. It has two story lines, of Durr e Shahwar (title character) and her daughter, Shandana. The drama is set in Shandana's modern day time. Durr e Shahwar's is shown in flashbacks. Shandana is having marital troubles and openly accuses her mother of lacking the ability to understand as she, Durr e Shahwar, has always had a doting husband. Durr e Shahwar explains that she worked hard to earn her husband's love and proceeds to recount the hardships she went through in the early years of her marriage.