Abstract :
The study was an attempt to see how translation techniques for translating metaphors have changed over time. To do so, English translations of 24 metaphorical expressions in introductory part of the Gulistan were chosen to be compared together. Translations were selected from two authoritative versions of the Gulistan in English with over one century time span. In order to provide a systematic research, Newmark’s (1988) seven procedures for translating metaphors were also taken into account and four questions were raised correspondingly. The results indicated that the more recent translation tend to follow strategies that is more communicative to TL readers rather than faithful to SL text.
