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The article discusses translation features of animals’ symbolism in the poem «Turkestan» of kazakhpoet Magzhan Zhumabayev. The author analyzes the translation of the words of symbols into Turkish,Russian and English languages based on the linguocultural aspect of the translation. Conclusions aremade on the basis of the analysis of the translation of words that bear not only symbolic but also culturalsignificance. If the translation of linguistic and cultural information into other languages and the level ofits reception by the reader is one of the topical issues of translation studies, the creativity and translationof Magzhan’s poetry which is the culmination apogee of Kazakh symbolism still requires research.The article uses for the first time translations into Turkish and English by Professor of the center forEuropean, Russian and Eurasian studies Timur Kodjaoglu of the University of Michigan. It also analysesthe translation of the Turkic linguist, academician Farhat Tamer, and translation of Bauyrzhan Dzhilkibaevin Russian.