+Euphemism: Sensitive Profanities in the Translations of the Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an in English

Abstract

This paper is intended to investigate the phenomenon of euphemism in the Glorious Qur'an and its rendering into English ,i.e., the translations of its meaning. A general theoretical framework of euphemism in English and Arabic with a  particular view in the Glorious Qur'an is first introduced . A sample of Qur'anic texts with their English rendering has been analyzed . The results show that the percentage of presenting the euphemism form in the target text (TT) is (77.5%), while that of revealing its intended meaning , with some degree of decency, is (20%). The results also show that the percentage of presenting the euphemistic form followed by an explanation of the intended meaning is only (2.5%). The paper ends up with a number of conclusions and recommendations based on the findings of the study .