वफ़ा

Meaning

Fidelity, faithfulness, steadfast loyalty, or fulfilling a promise in love.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, wafa signifies the ultimate virtue of unwavering devotion and constancy exhibited by the lover. In this couplet, it represents the dying tradition of sincere affection and loyalty, for which the poet fears no one will remain to mourn after his death.

Etymology

Arabic root w-f-y (وفاء), meaning the fulfillment of an oath, promise, or allegiance.

Usage

In the ghazal, wafa is the defining attribute of the dedicated lover, consistently contrasted with the beloved's jafa (tyranny) or be-wafai (faithlessness).

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