Translating Conceptual Qur’anic Metaphor: A Cogno-Translational Approach

This study will investigate metaphor translation as a natural phenomenon. It analyze some of the problems involving metaphorical expressions in two Qur’anic translations, namely, Yusuf Ali's The Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary Laleh Mehree Bakhtiar's Sublime Qur’an. analysis this employs both quantitative qualitative methods, well cognitive framework metaphor, which helps conciliate cultural specificity metaphors their transference into linguistically culturally unrelated languages. present is based on Mandelblit’s Cognitive Hypothesizes (CTH) (Mandelblit (1995), Maalej’s strategies translating (Maalej, 2002, 2008) Kövecses’s concept Cultural Variation (Kövecses, 2002,2006). kind eclecticism provides wide-ranging approach to be followed while analyzing Qur'anic metaphors. used does not only deal with linguistic aspects metaphors, but also pays attention conceptual aspects. Cross-cultural variation can affect outcome expressions. Thus, translator obliged adopt certain preserve subtle nuances original Arabic text its socio-cultural context, at same time ensuring that accessible target audience. concludes most under scrutiny have been literally translated English, frequently inaccurate. English often diverge conceptualization general texts, especially sensitive texts like Qur'an. Therefore, conceptualizations are lost translation.
 
 Received: 19 July 2020 / Accepted: 9 November 2020/ Published: 17 January 2021