Semantic and Stylistic Problems Encountered in Translating Qur'anic Digression “Iltifât” into English: A Contrastive Linguistic Study

This research paper aims to explore the digression ''Iltifât'' as one of effective rhetorical devices used generally in language Holy Quran. The purposive sample study was selected randomly from Qur’anic verses containing Iltifāt or and their renditions by three translators, namely, Abdel Haleem, Khan Hilali, Pickthall. study's findings revealed that translations translators adopted several translation strategies such literal translation, couplet render Qur'anic digression, shifting (Iltifat) expressions into English. Moreover, also indicated both are not always adequate for translating because they have successfully maintained meaning Arabic (ST) English version (TT).