A Critique on the Translation of the Book Batalata Karbala by Bint al-Shati

Translation is a channel for exchanging thought and the most important means of communication and development of nations, in which skill and true understanding of the ideas along with accuracy and adherence to style are of great importance. To evaluate the success of a translation, the translation is critiqued. The purpose of criticizing and presenting the shortcomings of the translation is to help to improve it, avoid errors, and try to fix them. Batalata Karbala is a valuable book and an important document of the life of Lady Zaynab and some of the events of Karbala. This book is the work of the Sunni author, Aisha Abd al-Rahman, who published her works under the pen name Bent al-Shati. The present study seeks to criticize the translation of this work, titled “Zaynab, Banuye Qahraman-e Karbala” by Habibollah Chaichian (Hesan) and Mehdi Ayatollahzadeh Naini to evaluate the success of the translators and determine their errors in translating it. This translation has been analyzed in two parts of merits and shortcomings and two sections of content and form deficiencies.