The Impact Of Translation On Urdu Literature

Abstract

Translation is a very effective means of human civilization evolution, intellectual exchange and literary contacts. It has played a fundamental and important role in introducing different nations and the languages spoken between them and their cultures to each other. Translation is no longer just a process of transferring of words from one language to another, but in linguistic terms, today it is considered a complex and creative art of transferring different thoughts and feelings, cultural values and literary aesthetics. This is why translation has not only proven to be a cultural dialogue in every era but also a guarantee of intellectual broad mindedness and literary evaluation. A review of the history of Urdu literature reveals that translations have played an extraordinary role in the formation and development of Urdu literature. Translation from Arabic, Persian , Sanskrit, English, Turkish, Russian and other languages and literature have also enriched in Urdu literature with many new ideas, new literary genres, modern literary styles and diverse vocabulary. Due to these translations, Urdu literature established a relationship with a world literary tradition, which became a means of expanding its creative dimensions. Translation not only expanded the scope of expression of the Urdu language but also brought about significant changes in the intellectual perspective of writers and poets. When many world literary masterpieces were translated into Urdu their impact was not limited to the promotion and dissemination of the language and refinement of its tone and politeness, but these translations also left an equal and profound impression on Urdu poetry, Ghazal, fiction, novel and the art of criticism.