Word Meaning
मुल्तफ़ित
multafit
Meaning
Attentive, favorably inclined, gracious, or paying kind regard.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to a person who turns their attention, regard, or affection toward another. In the couplet, it conveys the beloved bestowing a favorable and compassionate gaze upon the lover, which alone has the power to transform imprisonment into freedom. Without this attention, even the expanse of the garden feels like painful confinement.
Etymology
Arabic, active participle of the VIII verbal stem 'iltafata' (اِلْتَفَتَ), meaning to turn the face toward, pay heed, or show regard.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently qualifies the beloved who rarely deigns to bestow attention upon the pining lover.
Examples
That indifferent heart would never become attentive to my cries.
A single attentive glance from them restored life to the gathering.