Khuda Hafiz
Khoda Hafez (, Pashto: خداۍ حافظ, , , , Kurdish: , ), 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 also sometimes used by non-Muslims of South Asia, including some Christians and Parsis. Meaning. Literally translated it is: "May God be your Guardian". "Khoda", which is Persian for God, and "hāfiz" in Arabic means "protector" or “guardian”. The  vernacular translation is, "Good-bye". The phrase is a loanword from Iranian languages into the Azerbaijani, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages. 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 "Go(o)d be with ye".