Yazd University Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature 2645-453X 23 55 2023 02 20 Evaluation of the Bengali translation of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh by Monir al-Din Yusuf Evaluation of the Bengali translation of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh by Monir al-Din Yusuf 9 27 2779 10.29252/kavosh.2022.18181.3216 FA Mohammad Ahsan Alhadi Associate professor of Persian language and literature at Dhaka University Tanjina Bent Noor Pre-doctoral researcher of Persian language and literature at Dhaka University Journal Article 2022 03 09 Few world literatures can be proud of a masterpiece like Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. This masterpiece in epic poetry has been translated into more than thirty-five languages in the world so far. Monir al-DinYusuf, the most prominent author and translator of modern Bengali literature, translated the entire Shahnameh into Bengali in six volumes. He translated the epic completely but was very careful to retain the poetical weight of the original work. This means it is not an ordinary prose translation. He maintained the rhythm of ‘free verse’ in every line of this great epic. Yusuf translated the descriptions of the characters as accurately as the original. Renowned personalities like Rostam and Sohrab were described the same as the Persian epic. So, it seems as if one was reading an epic by a Bengali poet. Although Ferdowsi's Shahnameh has been translated into many languages of the world, but its Bengali translation by Munir al-Din Yusuf can be considered as one of the best versions. The purpose of this research is to introduce this version and the translator’s literary skills according to Persian-speaking scholars. Few world literatures can be proud of a masterpiece like Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. This masterpiece in epic poetry has been translated into more than thirty-five languages in the world so far. Monir al-DinYusuf, the most prominent author and translator of modern Bengali literature, translated the entire Shahnameh into Bengali in six volumes. He translated the epic completely but was very careful to retain the poetical weight of the original work. This means it is not an ordinary prose translation. He maintained the rhythm of ‘free verse’ in every line of this great epic. Yusuf translated the descriptions of the characters as accurately as the original. Renowned personalities like Rostam and Sohrab were described the same as the Persian epic. So, it seems as if one was reading an epic by a Bengali poet. Although Ferdowsi's Shahnameh has been translated into many languages of the world, but its Bengali translation by Munir al-Din Yusuf can be considered as one of the best versions. The purpose of this research is to introduce this version and the translator’s literary skills according to Persian-speaking scholars.

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