AI and Poetry: Navigating the Challenges of Translating Mahmoud Darwish’s “The Dice Player”

Abdellah Ghazi
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Abdellah Ghazi: Caddy Ayyad University, Morocco

European Journal of Language and Culture Studies, 2025, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: As a result of the profound connection that exists between Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry and Palestinian identity, history, and cultural legacy, translating his poetry is not only a rich but also a demanding endeavor as poetry seems to be lost in translation. When it comes to comprehending the deep cultural metaphors and historical references that are ingrained in Darwish’s work, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has unique challenges. This is despite the fact that AI has made great progress in language translation.The limitations of artificial intelligence in terms of grasping symbolism, emotional resonance, and the complex meanings that distinguish Darwish’s style are the primary topic of this research, which investigates the difficulty that AI has in capturing the essential components in Darwish’s poetry.The aim of this study is to highlight the common challenges and issues faced while rendering poetry. it tends also to evaluate ChatGTP’s rendering quality, the failures and the successes. Despite the fact that artificial intelligence is capable of processing linguistic structures and translating literal meanings, it frequently fails to express the cultural and emotional depth that is necessary for truly understanding Darwish’s poetry. Therefore, human insight is crucial for maintaining the cultural depth and metaphorical complexities and the linguistic characteristics inherent in Darwish’s work. Ethical implications of depending on AI for culturally sensitive translations are also discussed in this paper.

Keywords: ChatGPT; cultural items; literary translation; The Dice Player (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.24018/ejlang.2025.4.4.148

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