constructing pathways to translation - Higher Education Commission

One misses in the Englsih version, all the profound, deep and thought provoking
philosophic discourse by Dr Ansari in ST (p:401-407), stressing the centrality of
religion in man’s life and the healing power of
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prayers that stabilizes man both
physically and spiritually. The intensive discourse in the ST in about seven pages has
been reduced and merged in 2 paragraphs in the target text on (p.282.). The details have
not been included in the TT. Only the character has been introduced with sketchy
arguments about the need of the religion.
Similarly, the discussions between Najmi and her male and females friends, Khalid,
Fehmeeda, Imran and Pervez on the issues of poetry, philosophy and art at Roshan
Mahal in the ST chapter 38 (p:407 -422), have not been given any place in the TT. Even
the character of Najmi has been altered by the name
of Naheed and a completely
different picture to her situation has been given the TT. Towards the end of the novel,
Najmi according to the ST (p: 549) got married to Major Masood.
But nowhere in the TT has Naheed got married to anyone.
Very personal and intimate discourses between Naim and Anees in the ST ( p:448 -470),
which provide an insight into the personalities of Anees and the mental conflict of Naim
has been excluded from the TT as well.
Anis moseebatein kiyoon nazil hoti hein?
Insnoon per zulm kiyoon hotein hain? Naim tazi sey bol utha ‘Insaf kiyon nahi hota’.
Sahih fael apna faida aap hai- Anees bola.
Naeem zindagi humein kis badardi sey zayan kar deiti hai------- key wo aadaat jin sey
hum zindagi ki tashkeel kartein hein aur wo alamtein jin sey usey qaim rekhney ki saie
kartein hein, is qadar pur faraib aur behaqiqat hoti hein.