The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 11
The manuscript from which it was printed was carefully collated and corrected by a very learned man, the sheykh 'Abd-Er-Raḥmán Eṣ-Ṣaftee Esh-Sharḳáwee, who also superintended the progress of the work through the press.
El manuscrito del que fue impreso fue cuidadosamente cotejado y corregido por un hombre muy erudito, el sheykh 'Abd-Er-Raḥmán Eṣ-Ṣaftee Esh-Sharḳáwee, quien también supervisó el progreso de la obra a través de la imprenta.
But in addition to the value conferred upon it by the corrections of this sheykh, the copy from which the whole of my translation is made, except in a few instances, possesses an advantage which, I believe, renders it incomparably superior to any other now existing:
Pero además del valor que le confieren las correcciones de este sheykh, la copia de la que se realiza la totalidad de mi traducción, salvo en algunos casos, posee una ventaja que, creo, la hace incomparablemente superior a cualquier otra existente en la actualidad:
it has been again revised and corrected, and illustrated with numerous manuscript notes, by a person whom I think I may safely pronounce the first philologist of the first Arab college of the present day, the sheykh Moḥammad 'Eiyád Eṭ-Ṭanṭáwee, or, more properly, Eṭ-Ṭanditáee.
ha sido nuevamente revisada y corregida, e ilustrada con numerosas notas manuscritas, por una persona a quien creo poder calificar con seguridad como el primer filólogo del primer colegio árabe de la actualidad, el sheykh Moḥammad 'Eiyád Eṭ-Ṭanṭáwee, o, más correctamente, Eṭ-Ṭanditáee.
His notes are chiefly philological, and explanatory of words which do not belong to the classical language; and many of them are of very great assistance to me; though most of them I find unnecessary, from the knowledge of the modern Arabic which I have acquired during my intercourse with the people who speak it.
Sus notas son principalmente filológicas y explicativas de palabras que no pertenecen a la lengua clásica; y muchas de ellas me son de gran ayuda; aunque la mayoría las encuentro innecesarias, gracias al conocimiento del árabe moderno que he adquirido durante mi trato con las personas que lo hablan.
His corrections of the text are numerous; and as they would interest very few persons, I have mentioned but few of them in the notes to my translation, notwithstanding a strong temptation that I felt to do otherwise in order that Arabic scholars might be assisted to judge of the fidelity of my version by comparing it with the text of the Cairo edition.
Sus correcciones al texto son numerosas; y como interesarían a muy pocas personas, he mencionado solo algunas de ellas en las notas de mi traducción, a pesar de la fuerte tentación que sentí de hacer lo contrario, para que los estudiosos del árabe pudieran juzgar la fidelidad de mi versión comparándola con el texto de la edición de El Cairo.
Vocabulary
- manuscrito
- A handwritten or typed document or text
- fue
- Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was' or 'were'
- impreso
- Printed; past participle of 'imprimir'
- cuidadosamente
- Done with great care and attention; carefully
- cotejado
- Compared or checked against another source for accuracy
- corregido
- Corrected; having errors fixed or amended
- hombre
- An adult male person; a man
- erudito
- A highly learned or scholarly person; erudite
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whom'
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- supervisó
- Oversaw or managed a process or activity
- progreso
- Forward movement or advancement toward a goal
- obra
- A literary, artistic, or creative work or production
- través
- Used in 'a través de', meaning 'through' or 'across'
- imprenta
- A printing press or printing establishment
- además
- Adverb meaning 'in addition', 'furthermore', or 'also'
- valor
- The worth, merit, or importance of something
- confieren
- They confer or grant a quality or distinction to something
- correcciones
- Changes made to fix errors or improve accuracy
- copia
- A duplicate or reproduction of an original document
- realiza
- To carry out, perform, or accomplish something
- totalidad
- The whole or entirety of something; totality
- traducción
- The conversion of text from one language to another
- salvo
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'except' or 'save'
- algunos
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- casos
- Instances, situations, or examples of something
- posee
- To have or possess something as one's own
- ventaja
- A favorable condition or benefit over others; advantage
- creo
- First person singular present of 'creer', meaning 'I believe'
- incomparablemente
- In a manner beyond comparison; incomparably superior
- superior
- Of higher quality, rank, or degree than others
- cualquier
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'any' or 'whichever'
- existente
- Something that currently exists or is in existence
- actualidad
- The present time or current state of affairs
- nuevamente
- Once more or again; in a new or repeated manner
- revisada
- Reviewed or revised for accuracy and improvement
- corregida
- Corrected; feminine past participle of 'corregir'
- ilustrada
- Illustrated or supplemented with explanatory notes or images
- numerosas
- Existing in large numbers; numerous or many
- notas
- Written comments or annotations added to a text
- manuscritas
- Written by hand, referring to handwritten annotations
- persona
- An individual human being; a person
- poder
- To be able to; expressing ability or possibility
- calificar
- To qualify, rate, or describe someone with a label
- seguridad
- Certainty, safety, or confidence in something
- primer
- Shortened form of 'primero'; meaning 'first'
- filólogo
- A scholar who studies language and literary texts
- colegio
- A school, college, or professional academic institution
- árabe
- Relating to the Arabic language, culture, or people
- correctamente
- In an accurate or proper manner; correctly
- principalmente
- Above all or chiefly; in a principal or main way
- filológicas
- Related to the scholarly study of language and texts
- explicativas
- Serving to explain or clarify meaning; explanatory
- palabras
- Individual units of spoken or written language; words
- pertenecen
- They belong to or are part of a group or category
- lengua
- A language or the tongue as a body part
- clásica
- Relating to classical traditions or standard literary form
- ayuda
- Assistance or support given to someone; help
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although', 'even though', or 'even if'
- mayoría
- The greater part or largest portion of a group
- encuentro
- I find or encounter something; first person of 'encontrar'
- innecesarias
- Not needed or required; unnecessary or superfluous
- gracias
- Thanks; an expression of gratitude toward someone
- conocimiento
- Awareness, understanding, or familiarity with a subject
- moderno
- Relating to the present or recent times; modern
- adquirido
- Acquired or obtained through effort or experience
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout a period'
- trato
- Interaction, dealings, or treatment with other people
- personas
- Plural of 'persona'; individuals or people
- hablan
- They speak; third person plural of 'hablar'
- texto
- A written or printed piece of writing; text
- interesarían
- They would interest or be of interest to someone
- pocas
- Feminine plural meaning 'few' or 'not many'
- mencionado
- Referred to or brought up previously; mentioned
- solo
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'; alone
- algunas
- Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- pesar
- Used in 'a pesar de', meaning 'in spite of'; also 'to weigh'
- fuerte
- Strong, powerful, or intense in degree
- tentación
- The urge or desire to do something, often resisted
- sentí
- I felt; first person past tense of 'sentir'
- hacer
- To do or make something; infinitive verb
- contrario
- The opposite or contrary of something stated
- estudiosos
- Scholars or studious individuals devoted to learning
- pudieran
- They could or might be able to; subjunctive of 'poder'
- juzgar
- To judge, evaluate, or assess something or someone
- fidelidad
- Faithfulness or accuracy in reproducing an original
- versión
- A particular form or translation of a text or account
- comparándola
- Comparing it; gerund of 'comparar' with pronoun attached
- edición
- A particular published version or print run of a text
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