तलाफ़ी

Meaning

Compensation, redress, reparation, or making amends for a loss.

Detailed Meaning

'Talāfī' signifies reparation, compensation, or amends made for a loss or injury. In this couplet, it appears in the construct 'talāfī-e-māfāt', which means redress or recompense for what has passed and been lost. The lover calls upon the heavens to grant justice and balance the scales for unfulfilled longings.

Etymology

Arabic (تَلَافِي, from the root l-f-y, meaning to repair, catch up, or compensate)

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'talāfī' often appears in the Persianized compound 'talāfī-e-māfāt' to convey the yearning to redeem wasted life or unrequited passion.

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