Dayar-e-Dil (novella)
| Author | Farhat Ishtiaq |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Series | Mere Humdum Mere Dost |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Publisher | Ilm-O-Irfan Publications |
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Publication date
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July 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 308 |
Dayar-e-Dil (Urdu: دیار دل ; English: The Valley of Heart) is a novella by Pakistani fiction writer Farhat Ishtiaq, published in 2010.
Dayar-e-Dil was first published in Shuaa Digest as a story in its complete novel section, followed by Mere Humdum Mere Dost. In 2010, both stories was compiled in a book of the same name of a former story (English: My life partner, My friend) by Ilm-o-Irfan publications.
Faarah is a young doctor who is currently doing her house job. Her mother Ruhina left to Canada after their dispute over the property, which Ruhina is demanding from her Father in law in respect to the divorce of Farah and Wali. Where Farah is reluctant on taking property. For fifteen days, she spare herself from the outer world, when one day Wali calls her and tell her that he is agree to give her divorce including whatever else she wants and they decided to meet. Farah then meets Wali, who propose a contract and ask if She is agree to live in Peshawar with Agha Jan for three months, he will give her divorce including the property she is demanding and whatever else she wants. Despite being alarmed she reluctantly agrees and signed a contract, without telling anyone she and Wali left for Peshawar, where ailing Agha Jaan became energetic after seeing her. Not able to understand, she concludes that Wali brought her here because of the declining health of her Grandfather. However, she decided to fulfill the contract, but gradually she went through many truths, about their lives and families. After meeting with Agha Jan, Farah went to rest in her Fathers room, where she remembers all the past events that occurs.
In the past, it is then revealed that, Bakhtiyar Khan is a landlord and had two sons Behroze and Suhaib. Behroze is engaged to his uncles daughter Amina from childhood, and both are meant to married at proper age. But, things changes when Behroze refuses to marry his cousin, because he loves Ruhina, his classmate. Agha Jan furiously rejects his proposal and orders him to leave the house. Agha Jaan decided that Suhaib will marry to his niece, unable to resist Suhaib agrees. After that, Behorze marries Ruhina, and both have daughter Faarah, while Suhaib has two children Wali and Zarmeen. Suhaib tries every way to reunite Behroze with family, but all went in vain. Suhaib wanted her son Wali to marry Behorze daughter's Faarah in order to reunite the family. After 18 years, Behroze gets the news of his Brother death, he decided to go back to Peshawar and agree to fulfill his brother last wish, Ruhina oppose the decision as both are children's and two have dispute for the first time in life, despite Ruhina reservation Faarah gets marry to Wali, they went back to Lahore in order to come back forever, Ruhina left and went to his brother’s house, all in sudden Behorze dies. This shocked Ruhina too much that his sorrow becomes hate for Agha Jaan, she instantly ask for divorce and demands property for Farah. However, Agha Jaan refuse this and decided that Faarah should continue her studies as her father’s wish was to make her doctor. Ruhina finds every way to blame Faarah and Agha Jaan for spoiling her life, due to continue depression and Ruhina's behavior Faarah started to blame Wali and hates her as she thinks he is not ready to give her divorce. Agha Jaan tries to reconnect with them and ask for Rukhsati, but Ruhina demand divorce which Faarah also wants but when Ruhina ask for property on the suggestion of her brother and niece, Faarah became angry as she doesn't want any property. Faarah herself ask for divorce in front of Agha Jaan and Wali, which chokes Agha Jaan, unbearable to this confession Agha Jaan had a heart attack for the second time, which makes him more ill and lean. Ruhina who thinks that her daughter is not taking her side, leaves her and went to Canada to her sister.
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