THE REFLECTION OF LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF LANGUAGE UNITS EXPRESSING HISTORICAL CONCEPTS IN THE TRANSLATION OF FIRDAVS-UL-IQBOL

Abstract

This article examines the linguocultural features of lexical units that express historical concepts in Munis’s work Firdavs-ul-Iqbol and analyzes how these features are conveyed in translation. The lexicon of the work reflects the socio-political structure, spiritual worldview, cultural practices, and administrative system of the historical period it describes. Therefore, translating these units requires not only semantic equivalence, but also the preservation of cultural meaning and historical context. The study focuses on the translation strategies applied to court titles, religious and Sufi terminology, and socio-political administrative concepts into English. Through comparative analysis, it is demonstrated that literal translation often leads to a loss of cultural depth, while strategies such as transliteration with explanation, cultural adaptation, and semantic expansion more effectively preserve the historical and cultural essence of the text. The results show that applying a linguocultural approach enables the translator to maintain the cultural authenticity and ideological atmosphere of the original, emphasizing the importance of intercultural competence in the translation of historical-literary works.