خلاصة:
Nahj al-Balagha, the precious words and sayings of Imam Ali (AS), is overflowing with eloquence and fluency. This valuable book has been translated into Persian by capable and literary translators; one of these translators is Dr. Seyyed Jafar Shahidi, a proficient professor of Persian literature, who in his translation has translated the Arabic text with special care and art, attempting to assist the reader in correct understanding by providing Persian terms and equivalents while adhering to the original text. The authors of this research, using a descriptive-documentary method and examining the first 114 sermons of this translation—in honor of the number of Surahs in the Holy Quran—have described examples of verbal and semantic devices as well as imagery used in the translation, portraying the capability of this great professor for readers. Allameh Shahidi has translated the existing imagery in Nahj al-Balagha with special precision and meticulousness, showcasing his art in this field. Dr. Shahidi made the most use of eloquent simile (Tashbih Baligh) and implicit metaphor (Isti'ara Makniya). With special artistry and delicacy, and by utilizing acceptable similes, metaphors, and metonymies with general meanings, Professor Shahidi has demonstrated his high ability in translating this magnificent book. He has utilized many literary devices such as: Saj' (rhymed prose), Mora'at-e Nazir (congruity), Paradox (Tazad), etc. It might be said that perhaps the only verbal device he has focused on is Saj', which is the most prominent feature of this translation.
ملخص الجهاز:
The authors of this essay have sought, using a descriptive-attributive method and by relying on 114 introductory sermons of Nahj al-Balagha - for blessing, equal to the number of Surahs in the Holy Quran - to depict examples of imagery and literary devices present in Dr. Shahidi's translation; of course, it goes without saying that some of these devices have had more application compared to other arts.
Ahmad Karimi and Kulthum Vaqari (1390 SH) in the article "Analysis of the Poems of Seyyed Hassan Hosseini from the Perspective of Imagery", in the second issue, from the third year, Journal of Literary Arts, has addressed the analysis of elements of imagery, namely simile, euphemism, metaphor, and metonymy, and their abundance in the poetry of Seyyed Hassan Hosseini, along with hundreds of other articles that have addressed the investigation and analysis of elements of imagery separately in the divans and works of various poets and writers.
2-2- Semantic Figures in Dr. Shahidi's Translation 2-2-1- Contrast (Tazad) Literally, it means to place two opposing things against each other, and idiomatically, it refers to using words in poetry or prose that are conceptually contradictory, such as ugly and beautiful.
Imagery is a set of rules through which a single meaning can be expressed in various ways; these rules consist of four parts: simile (tashbih), metaphor (isti'ara), metonymy (majaz), and allusion (kinaya).
"The forms of imagination: meaning simile, metaphor, metonymy, and allusion, are the subject of the art of Bayan.
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