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.
Narges Ansari
Abstract
Loyalty, recreation and literary creation are three distinct approaches in translation which are achieved in different layers of semantics, surface and tone while some are related to another. Loyalty is essential for recreation and without recreation, the translation will not be sufficiently expressive ...
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Loyalty, recreation and literary creation are three distinct approaches in translation which are achieved in different layers of semantics, surface and tone while some are related to another. Loyalty is essential for recreation and without recreation, the translation will not be sufficiently expressive in the target language. Beyond recreation, literary creation offers an exquisite work without respecting the principle of loyalty. This exquisite work is different in many linguistic and even semantic layers from poetry that is more evident because of its literary features, especially if the translator is a tasteful poet. With the help of stylistic analysis, the current research tries to investigate the poem of Jami which has been written under the great influence of Al-Farazdaq’s fine eulogies in praise of Imam al-Sajjad. This is to determine the manner and measure of loyalty, recreation and literary recreation of the poem of Jami toward the poem of Al-Farazdaq, according to the features of Jami’s work and commonalities and distinctions among the two literary Pieces in domains of semantics, surface and Aesthetics. This research uses descriptive-analytical approach; however, in some cases statistical approach will be used to determine the amount of creativity and innovation or loyalty of Jami toward the original text. Considering the clear distinctions between the poem of Jami and Al-Farazdaq in the layers of phonetics, vocabulary, rhetoric, emotion and Syntax, Jami’s work is not only a loyal translation of the source text but also a translation which is comparable to something created and is related to the source in general. However, there is no corresponding relationship between them in terms of detail and verses.
