Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Bewafaai

बेवफ़ाई
also written: Be-wafai, Bewafai
Meaning

Faithlessness and inconstancy; the beloved's betrayal of love's covenant.

Literally: without fidelity

Usage & notes

The breaking of the lover's trust; in Iqbal the charge of bewafai is sometimes turned inward, against a self or community unfaithful to its own ideal.