Khuda Hafiz

Khuda Hafiz (Persian: خداحافظ, romanized: Khodâ Hâfez), Pashto: خداۍ حافظ (khuday hafiz), Bengali: খোদা হাফেজ (Khoda Hafej), Urdu: خُدا حافِظ, Hindi: ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़, (Xudā Hāfiz), Kurdish: خودا حافیز, Azerbaijani: Xüdafiz), usually shortened to Khodafez in Persian is a common parting phrase originating in the Persian language that is used in Iran, Afghanistan, and the Indian subcontinent and to a lesser extent, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Kurdistan. The locution is the most common parting phrase among both Muslims and non-Muslims in Iran; it is used by Muslims of South Asia and also sometimes used by non-Muslims of South Asia, including some Christians and Parsis.[1][2]

For the film, see Khuda Haafiz.

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Meaning

Literally translated it is: "May God be your Guardian". Khoda, which is Persian for God, and hāfiz in Arabic means "protector" or “guardian”.[3] The vernacular translation is, "Good-bye". The phrase is also used in the Azerbaijani, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages.[3][4] It also can be defined as "May God be your protector."

Romanization

Transliterations may also include Khudā Hāfiz, Khudā Hāfez, and Khodā Hāfiz. One would traditionally respond with replying Khudā Hāfiz. Khuda Hafiz and the English term Goodbye have similar meanings. Goodbye is a contraction of "God be with ye".[5]

Variations

A variation of this includes Allah Hāfiz which became prevalent in Pakistan after Islamization and in Bangladesh since Islam is more related to Arabic than Persian as the Qur'an is written in Arabic. In Pakistan, this variation was used as a counter to the original Khuda Hāfiz.

References
  1. "Allah Hafiz instead of Khuda Hafiz, that's the worrying new mantra". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  2. Shamim, Almas Kiran (7 June 2011). "Allah Hafiz vs. Khuda Hafiz". Two Circles. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. "Khuda". Digital Dictionaries of South Asia: A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  4. "Hai Khuda Hafiz". Hindi Lyrix. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  5. "good-bye. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary". dictionary.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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