Translating Proverb-Like Rhetorical Quranic Structures into English
Anwar Abdulwahab Jasim
University of Mosul. College of Arts. Department of Translation
Zainab Fahmi Ahmed
University of Mosul. College of Arts. Department of Translation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.5.1.7
Keywords: Proverb-like structures, Rhetoric, Glorious Quran, Translation
Abstract
Translating Proverb -like structures in the Glorious Quran is considered a difficult task because translators need to reproduce the words of Allah as accurately and faithfully as possible. The current study aims at analyzing the proverb - like structures in the Glorious Quran and their translations rhetorically. It is hypothesized that the proverb - like structures cannot be realized semantically without referring to the linguistic context and the reasons of revelation in the Quran exegesis books to realize the rhetorical and linguistic features. The study conludes that translators can convey the meaning appropriately, but they cannot produce the power of the rhetorical structures of the Glorious Quran since its language is a miracle. The study can be useful to specialists in Quran translation and non-Arab Quran learners.
