"In Persia, it is said, 'Marriages between cousins are arranged in heaven.' Tehran in the early thirties. After the self-assured Mahbube rejects the son of a princess at just fifteen, she also turns down her cousin, who is in love with her. Why? The girl has fallen for a young carpenter, and she insists on her choice. Reluctantly, her father agrees to her wishes. However, Mahbube's passion is not suited to the conditions of this marriage. The young woman cannot accept poverty and hurtful behavior. As a lost daughter, she returns - to become the second wife of the rejected cousin. Now, as the 'Beloved of the Night,' she learns to love him, but he is not hers alone. All she achieves is a happiness that brings pain. Now aged, Mahbube recounts her story in Tehran.".