Word Meaning
माफ़ात
māfāt
hinoun
Meaning
That which is lost, missed, or has passed away; past losses.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetic usage, 'māfāt' designates that which has slipped away, been forfeited, or irrevocably lost to time. In this couplet, it occurs in the izafat phrase 'talāfī-e-māfāt', signifying reparation or compensation for lost opportunities and bygone sorrows. The speaker calls upon fate to redress the accumulating losses of an unfulfilled, yearning heart.
Etymology
Arabic mā fāta (ما فاتَ), literally meaning 'that which has passed away' or 'what is elapsed'.
Usage
In Urdu ghazals, it almost always appears in Persianate genitive compounds such as 'talāfī-e-māfāt' to evoke philosophical reflection on past grief or unredeemed time.
Examples
talāfī-e-māfāt
afsos-e-māfāt
Synonyms
गुज़िश्ताफ़ौत-शुदाज़िया
Related Words
तलाफ़ीफ़ौतहसरत