An Analysis on Balance Lexical Level of English Translations of the Holy Quran based on Baker's Theory (Case study)

The Holy Quran is the holy text of Muslims, a divine book revealed to the last Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, to be a message to the world for all ages. Since the Qur'an accepts the diversity of languages ​​and considers it as a ground for the acquaintance of peoples and nations, the translation of the Qur'an has long been considered. English is now an international and mediating language, and numerous translations of the Qur'an have been provided in this language. One of the most important issues in translating texts is creating balance or equality at different language levels. Balance at the lexical level as well as the precedence of meaning over the appearance is considered to be one of the most important priorities in translating texts. In the present study, three translations of the Qur'an based on Mona Baker's view on the issue of creating balance have been studied. According to studied examples, the findings show that these translations sometimes failed to strike a balance and failed to convey the meaning correctly to the target language.