Persian · adjective · Love & Longing

Bewafa

बेवफ़ा
Meaning

Faithless, disloyal; the unfaithful beloved.

Literally: Without faithfulness.

Usage & notes

Bewafa names the beloved who breaks faith — a recurring grievance of the ghazal lover. It is the dark counterpart of wafa, the fidelity the lover keeps even when the beloved does not.