Orphan Lina's relatives send her as a gift to the capricious old emir. The girl arrives at the palace and learns that the government has changed and the new emir, the young, stern and handsome Said Badawi, does not intend to indulge in carnal pleasures with her. And Said, who inherited from his uncle a country torn by wars and poverty, a passionate temperament and a beautiful young concubine Lina, soon realizes that managing his feelings is much more difficult than managing the state.