Toofan-e-Bahar (طوفانِ بہار) by Ivan Turgenev

Toofan-e-Bahar (طوفانِ بہار), which is the famous Urdu translation of the classic 1872 novella Spring Torrents written by the legendary Russian author Ivan Turgenev.

The novel follows the retrospective journey of Dmitry Sanin, a middle-aged Russian nobleman who reminisces about his youth. Thirty years prior, while traveling through Frankfurt, a young Sanin falls deeply and deliriously in love with a beautiful Italian girl named Gemma Roselli. Determined to marry her, Sanin decides to sell his family estate back in Russia to secure funds. However, fate takes a dark turn when he encounters the wealthy and mesmerizing Madame Polozov, a potential buyer who seduces him into an obsessive, destructive infatuation.

Sanin ultimately breaks his engagement with Gemma, leaving him to spend the rest of his life consumed by profound regret and loneliness. Toofan-e-Bahar stands as a poignant exploration of first love, passion, betrayal, and the heavy burden of lifelong regret.