Book: The Qur'an
Chapter: Introduction: Is the Qur’ān in English Still the Qur’ān? Of Translators, Traitors, and Traders
Blurb:
Offers some general reflections on the nature of translation (what is has been, what it can be, and what I think it should be), as well as on translation practice (free vs. literal, rhyme vs. reason, domestication vs. estrangement), before addressing the particular problems involved in translating the Qur’ān.