Word Meaning
माफ़ी
ma'afi
hinoun
Meaning
Pardon, forgiveness, remission, or absolution from sins and faults.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'ma'afi' signifies the pardoning of transgressions and divine absolution. In this couplet, it denotes the gracious shelter of forgiveness granted to a ruined sinner through divine benevolence. It evokes the speaker's total reliance on transcendental mercy when the world offers no respite.
Etymology
Arabic (عَفْو / mu'āfī), from the triconsonantal root '-f-w meaning to pardon, obliterate, or efface.
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazals and devotional verses to depict the repentant lover's or sinner's petition before God or the beloved.
Examples
Seeking pardon at the doorstep of the beloved.
There is no refuge for the broken heart save in forgiveness.
Synonyms
क्षमादरगुज़रअफ़्वमग़फ़िरत
Related Words
गुनाहरहमततौबाबख़्शिश