Analysis of Arabic Translation in Mahmoud Darwis Poetry: Personification and Metaphor

This study uses a text analysis approach to identify how Arabic translation affects the understanding and interpretation of Darwis's poetry, the methodology used is qualitative descriptive with a focus on the analysis of Mahmoud Darwis' poetry translation, especially in identifying and examining personifications and metaphors. The first is data collection, by selecting poems by Mahmoud Darwis which are translated from Arabic into Indonesian. The selection of poetry is based on the relevance of the use of personification and metaphor as a language style. Furthermore, text analysis is carried out, both in the Arabic version and the translation. The focus of the analysis is a comparison of personification and metaphor translation, as well as changes in meaning that may occur due to the translation process. The study also uses close reading techniques to assess the extent to which the meaning and aesthetic nuances in the original work can be maintained or changed in the translated version. The source of data used in this study is a poem by Mahmoud Darwis entitled "Ajmalu Hubb". By comparing the original text with the translation, this study aims to analyze the Arabic translation in Mahmoud Darwis's poetry in personification and metaphor.