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, (kẖwạ ḥạfy̰z), Azerbaijani: Xüdafiz), is a common parting phrase originating in the Persian language.
It is most commonly used in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and in South Asia,[1] where it is also sometimes used by non-Muslims including some Christians and Parsis.
Khoda, which is Persian for God, and hāfiz which is the Arabic word for "protector" or “guardian”.
The phrase is also used in the Azerbaijani, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages.
In Pakistan & Azerbaijan, Romanized term of خدا حافظ is often used especially in online conversation.