Comparative Criticism of Persian Translations of Al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira Written by Gibran Khalil Gibran

The present study is a criticism about the Persian translations of Al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira written by Gibran Khalil Gibran. The work has been translated for several times. Since some inconsistencies were observed in the translations of the work and the source text, six translations (Ansari, Habib, Reihani and Hani, Shojaei, Tabatabai and Nikbakht) were reviewed and contrasted with the source text. This descriptive analytical study with the aim of achieving a translation closer to the original text attempts to review and comparative criticize the Persian translations of Al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira with the source text. The samples in this article are reviewed in four levels: lexicon, semantics, context, and literary influence. The findings show that the most inconsistencies at the level of lexicon, semantics, context and text Literature are observed in the translation of Shojaei. Redundant and unnecessary details are found in the translations of Reihani and Honi more than the rest of the translators. Apart from some mistakes in the choice of lexicon, translation of Ansari has considerable advantages that distinguish it from other versions of this work. This translation is nearest to the source text from the perspective of transferring meaning, attention to the context, and text literature.