The Necessity for Reconsideration of Arabic Novel Translations

This paper is a review of the Persian translation of the popular Arabic novel, Kunshirtu al-Hulukus t wa al-Nakbah (Des tinies: The Concerto of The Holocaus t and The Naqba), by the Pales tinian Rabai al-Madhoun. This work received the International Award for Arabic Novels in 2016; and then was translated into Farsi under the title of the Symphony of Des tiny. Unfortunately, the translation shows many mis takes, both in translation process, in smooth rendering of Persian sentences, while at the same time the printed edition comes with a considerable amount of typing and editing errors. In this article, after introducing the novel and summarizing it, the errors of translation will be examined in three categories: “Mis takes in recognition of grammatical referents”, “Mistakes in equivalents choices” and “Mis takes in comprehension of the original”.