Conceptual Metaphors of TIME in Translations of Rubayyat of Khayyam

The present study aims to investigate time conceptual metaphors in rubayyat of khayyam and in ‎fitzgerald’s translation based on conceptual metaphor theory (cmt) and the cognitive translation ‎hypothesis and conceptual universality and culture-specificity hypothesis. accordingly, the ‎following questions are asked: is there any difference between the mappings of time conceptual ‎metaphors in rubayyat of khayyam and time conceptual metaphors in its english translation? and ‎what are the strategies used by the translator in similar mapping conditions (smcs) and different ‎mapping conditions (dmcs)? accordingly, using metaphor identification methods, two quatrains of ‎rubayyat of khayyam containing time conceptual metaphors were selected in a purposive ‎sampling method and compared with their translations. the results indicated that in case of ‎universal and near-universal conceptualizations, the mapping topologies of time conceptual ‎metaphors are similar in the original and target texts because the translator faces smcs, while in ‎case of culture-specificity, facing dmcs, the translator changes mapping topologies and ‎consequently conceptualizations. furthermore, the translator can employ some conceptual ‎strategies to re-conceptualize conceptual metaphors in dmcs. in addition, the translator has ‎mostly employed the strategy of congruent metaphors in case of facing dmcs.