Can Jap Ji Sahib be translated into poetic, rhyming English without losing its meaning?
Satpal Singh, founder of Nanak Naam, joins Amar Singh to explain the eight-year, four-version process behind his English interpretation of Guru Nanak's Jap Ji Sahib.
Every translation makes choices. In this complete conversation, Satpal explains why he felt literal translations and archaic English left something missing, and why preserving the poetry, emotion and accessibility of Gurbani made his task considerably harder.
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