Bewafa Meaning
बेवफ़ा · بے وفا
Bewafa means unfaithful or disloyal — a person who breaks their promise and betrays the one who loved them. It is the classic word for a faithless lover.
Where Bewafa comes from
Built from Persian be- (without) and Arabic وفا (wafa, faithfulness). The construction is transparent: literally without-faith, the one who did not keep their word.
Bewafa vs similar words
Bewafa is specifically about broken loyalty, not about falling out of love. Someone can stop loving you without being bewafa; the word requires a promise that was given and then abandoned.
How Bewafa is used in songs
The backbone of the entire heartbreak tradition in Hindi music. It lets a song level an accusation rather than merely grieve, which gives the singer somewhere to direct the pain.
Hear it in a song
BewafaMore words from Hindi & Urdu songs
See the full glossaryMost-Searched Lyric Translations
The most-searched Hindi songs — meanings, translations and where to stream.
