Aalif Shafaq's Novel “Mohabbate Ke Chalis Chirag”: Urdu Translation

Abstract

“Mohabbate Ke Chalis Chirag” is actually a novel by Elif Shafak, a Turkish author.
History, philosophy and Sufiism are her favorite subjects. The novel revolves around the love
of Maulana Rumi and Shah Shams. It has been translated into more than 30 languages. It was
translated into Urdu by Huma Anwar. The quality of translation is to use it which such skill and
dedication that nowhere does it feel that it has been translated from another language into Urdu.
And the translator should keep all the skills of translation in front of kim, this effort is seen in Huma Anwar’s translation due to which this translation has the status of original for Urdu language. Nowhere in this translation, the readers do not have any problem with regard language and smoothness.