Translation in Arabic language and literature
Narjes Ansari; Zahra Salimi; Abdul Ali Al-Boyeh Langroudi
Abstract
Among different types of texts for translation, poems are one of the challenging ones given their aesthetic specifications that are in harmony with the meaning. A poem can convey a variety of aspects of meaning to the audience, which is not easy to do in other ways. In addition, creating a balance at ...
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Among different types of texts for translation, poems are one of the challenging ones given their aesthetic specifications that are in harmony with the meaning. A poem can convey a variety of aspects of meaning to the audience, which is not easy to do in other ways. In addition, creating a balance at all levels of the target text to create an equal and similar text to the original text is not feasible, which in many cases leads to a failure to convey the whole meaning and concept. Literary recreation is an approach that is expected to attract more attention for making a versified version of the poem translation. The present study examines Jami Poetry Collection by Taiyeh ibn Faraz in terms of semantic, superficial, and aesthetic aspects and the transfer of meanings from Arabic into Farsi in a versified form. The study was carried out through a descriptive-analytical method. Taking into account the notable similarities between Jami and Taiyeh ibn Faraz’s poems in terms of words, sounds, and clarity of words, Jami’s work can be considered as a translation loyal to the original text. The poet does not attempt to create literary aspects to convey the idea via an independent work in Farsi. The translator has made himself committed to finishing the verses with words identical to the original text in terms of sound so that in many cases he has finished the sentences with the exact Arabic word. This approach has created ambiguities in the meaning and highlighted the loyalty of the translation to the original text.
Sadegh Sayyahi; Mahmud Abdanan Mahdizadeh; Mahmud Shakib Ansari; Masumeh Taravosh
Abstract
Since the aim of translating religious texts is to explain religious and Islamic concepts for ordinary people and to make them clear for public, translators of religious texts must do their jobs very meticulously and with extreme care in order to respond to the needs of people. In this way, they can ...
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Since the aim of translating religious texts is to explain religious and Islamic concepts for ordinary people and to make them clear for public, translators of religious texts must do their jobs very meticulously and with extreme care in order to respond to the needs of people. In this way, they can offer an equivalent translation of original religious texts. To achieve this objective, translators must do some modifications in their texts. In this way, they can present an understandable text to their readers. Stipulation in the process of translation is one of such modifications. This technique was initially employed by Viney and Darblenet. This type of modification is completely done by translators. This is a strategy that is intentionally employed by translators in order to disambiguate the translated text. Fizol-Islam was a religious scholar who translated a lot of religious texts, including the Quran, the Nahjolbalagheh, and the Sahifato al-Sajadieh. This study was a descriptive-analytical research that was conducted on the basis of a linguistic approach. The aim was to examine “stipulation” as one of the main characteristics of Fizol-Islam’s translations, and to show how it can improve the translation of religious texts. Using this technique, he managed to explain the meaning of unfamiliar and culturally-based words for readers. He used a number of techniques such as “deletion”, “replacement”, and “reference” to offer a coherent translation to the readers. This makes his translations understandable for readers and paves the way for them to obtain a clear understanding of the original texts. Also, this creates a coherent and disambiguated text for interested readers without being challenged by any serious complexity in the translated text. It must be added that his translations of religious texts have special characteristics. He opened new horizons in the field of translating religious texts. This can be called a “Theory of Elaboration”. In fact, his method is somewhere between stipulation and interpretation of religious texts.
