Word Meaning
मुकाफ़ात
mukaafaat
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
Retribution, requital, or recompense for past actions; poetic justice.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mukaafat' denotes retribution, compensation, or the moral return of one's conduct. In this couplet, it represents poetic justice: the indifferent beloved has now fallen in love with another, thus experiencing the very torment they once inflicted upon the lover. It emphasizes that no cruelty in love goes unrequited by fate.
Etymology
Arabic (مكافأة / mukāfa'ah), verbal noun from the root k-f-ʾ, meaning equal compensation, requital, or reward.
Usage
Often paired in the compound 'mukaafat-e-amal' to invoke moral retribution or karmic consequence in classical ghazals.
Examples
Mukaafat-e-amal is inevitable in love.
At last, the tyrant faces retribution.
Synonyms
बदलाप्रतिफलख़मियाज़ाइंतिक़ाम
Related Words
मुकाफ़ात-ए-अमलसितमजज़ासज़ा