Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

نثار کردن

English translation:

to present something, to bestow upon

Added to glossary by WJM53
Feb 1, 2016 04:45
8 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term

نثار

Persian (Farsi) to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
This is from a poem by Sohrab Sepehri titled مسافر.


دم غروب, میان حضور خسته اشیا
نگاه منتظری حجم وقت را می دید.
و روی میز, هیاهوی چند میوه نوبر
به سمت مبهم ادراک مرگ جاری بود.
و بوی باغچه را, باد, روی فرش فراغت
نثار حاشیه صاف زندگی می کرد.
و مثل بادبزن, ذهن, سطح روشن گل را
گرفته بود به دست
و باد می زد خود را.


نثار = ?

Thanks.
Change log

Feb 6, 2016 03:52: WJM53 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1528573">WJM53's</a> old entry - "نثار کردن"" to ""to present something, to bestow upon""

Proposed translations

25 mins
Selected

to present sth

Suggested translation of the stanza:

And the wind would present the smell of garden
to the even edge of life.


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 26 mins (2016-02-01 05:11:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

نثار= نثار کردن = تقدیم کردن
تقدیم کردن = to present sth
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks."
+1
10 mins
Persian (Farsi) term (edited): نثار کردن

strew, scatter

The first one is more literary.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jenny Steel : Or disperses, but same sense
7 hrs
Thanks a lot
Something went wrong...
16 mins

sacrifice

sacrifice

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 18 mins (2016-02-01 05:04:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or simple "Give"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 23 mins (2016-02-01 05:08:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Devote
Something went wrong...
+1
1 hr

bestow upon

.
Peer comment(s):

agree Reza Rahimi
13 hrs
Thanks.
Something went wrong...
1 day 15 hrs

offer, shower, gift, pour, give

Here I like to use "color." It is a poem, so be poetic!
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search