Word Meaning
क़ाफ़िए
qāfiye
hinoun (masculine, plural)
Meaning
Rhymes; rhyming words occurring before the refrain (radif) in poetry (plural).
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu prosody (ilm-e-aruz), it refers to the rhyming words placed immediately before the refrain (radif) in a ghazal. In the cited couplet, the poet refers playfully to the awkward or eccentric rhymes chosen for the poem. It is the plural or inflected form of 'qafiya'.
Etymology
Arabic root q-f-w (ق ف و), literally meaning 'to follow' or 'the back of the neck', as rhyming words follow one another.
Usage
In classical ghazal, selecting rare or difficult qafiyas is considered a test of poetic skill and invention.
Examples
Dushvār the qāfiye us zamīn ke (The rhymes of that metre were difficult)
Qāfiye milāte hue umr guzrī (A lifetime passed matching rhymes)
Synonyms
तुकक़वाफ़ीअनुप्रास
Related Words
रदीफ़बह़्रमतलामक़्ता