Arabic Translation Services
Arabic translation services convert documents and content between Arabic and English, or any of 150+ languages, in the dialect your reader uses. Espresso Translations translates Arabic from $0.10 per word, or from $30 per page for a certified translation (up to 250 words), with native Arabic linguists, a second-linguist review under ISO 17100:2015, certified documents delivered in 24–48 hours and a free quote within 1 hour.
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What are Arabic translation services? Arabic translation services move documents between Arabic and other languages with a linguist writing into their own native language, allowing for the differences between Modern Standard Arabic and the regional varieties. Espresso works under ISO 17100 with a second linguist revising every file, in 150+ languages, at $0.10 per word and $30 for a certified page of up to 250 words.
What Does Professional Arabic to English and English to Arabic Translation Include?
Professional Arabic translation in the US covers English to Arabic and Arabic to English work for individuals, law firms, businesses and government agencies. Espresso, an Arabic translation company based at 99 Wall Street in New York City, translates official documents, contracts, websites and business content with linguists who know the culture of Arabic-speaking countries across the region.
Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and is one of the official languages of the United Nations. Businesses, law firms, immigration authorities, healthcare providers, and companies working in various fields need accurate Arabic translation every day. We translate Modern Standard Arabic, regional Arabic dialects, and content used in legal, medical, technical, business, and government settings. Whether you need Arabic technical, legal, or medical document translation, or website localization, our team matches your project to the right specialist to meet your needs.
Arabic is used throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and many international communities, making it one of the world’s most important languages for business and communication. Federal work is a standing source of that demand in this country: the Department of Defense and other federal agencies have listed Arabic among their critical languages for two decades, which is one reason so many Arabic translations here are prepared for an official reader rather than a commercial one. Our linguistic team also supports projects involving English, French, Arabic, and many other language combinations, helping clients communicate accurately from Arabic into another language or from English into Arabic.
Every document is a human translation: professional human translators with subject matter expertise do the work, and a second linguist checks it. Our ISO 17100 process includes double proofreading, a dedicated Project Manager, and strict data privacy. We deliver accurate Arabic translations in PDF or the original file format, keeping the layout where needed. Contact us today to request a free quote, and receive your quote within 1 hour. Expedited turnaround is also available for urgent projects.
Which Arabic Dialects Do We Translate?
Arabic is not one single language. To deliver accurate Arabic translation, the correct dialect must match the country, audience, and purpose of the document.
| Dialect | Where it is used | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Standard Arabic (Al-Fusha) | Across the Arabic-speaking world | Certified translations, official documents, contracts, immigration papers, academic writing |
| Gulf Arabic | Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman | Customer service, marketing, software and website localization for GCC markets |
| Egyptian Arabic | Egypt; the most widely understood dialect through TV, film and media | Consumer content, advertising, social media |
| Levantine Arabic | Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine | NGO projects, technology, education and media content |
| Maghrebi Arabic | Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya | North African market entry, public services, official documents |
Which Industries and Documents Do Our Arabic Translation Services Cover?
Every Arabic translation service we provide is completed by a translator with experience in the right industry, not only in the Arabic language. This helps us deliver accurate Arabic translation that matches the correct terminology, writing style, and subject matter for every client. With years of translation experience across a wide range of industries, our Arabic specialists understand the terminology and communication standards required for each sector.
Energy, Oil and Gas and Government Translation into Arabic
Our expert Arabic translators support energy companies, government agencies, engineering firms, and public sector organizations working across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and the wider GCC. They have experience with oil and gas, renewable energy, infrastructure, and government projects across the Middle East and North Africa.
We translate business contracts, government tenders, environmental reports, technical manuals, visa documents, work permits, investor reports, engineering documents, and internal company communication. Every Arabic technical translation service is completed by a specialist linguist who understands industry terminology and local requirements.
Legal and Immigration Arabic Translation for USCIS and US Courts
Espresso offers certified translation services for legal documents submitted to USCIS, U.S. courts, immigration authorities, universities, and government agencies. Every certified Arabic translation includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy and follows ISO 17100 quality standards. Certified and notarized services are also available when specific requirements apply.
Our Arabic legal translation services cover birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, police clearances, passports, academic diplomas, transcripts, affidavits, powers of attorney, contracts, and other types of documents translated from Arabic or into Arabic. We help individuals, law firms, and businesses prepare documents that meet immigration and legal requirements.
Arabic Medical and Pharmaceutical Translation
Our native Arabic linguists translate medical documents with care and precision. We provide Arabic medical translation services for hospitals, clinics, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and research organizations. Our medical translation services include patient records, medical reports, clinical trial documents, informed consent forms, medical device instructions, and pharmaceutical product information.
Medical translation requires more than language skills. It requires subject matter expertise, correct medical terminology, and knowledge of healthcare regulations. Our Arabic translators work across various fields to ensure accuracy and deliver accurate translated documents for clients serving Arabic-speaking patients or expanding into Arabic markets.
Business, Marketing and E-Commerce Arabic Translation
We provide professional Arabic translation for businesses expanding into GCC and MENA markets. Our Arabic translation service covers corporate websites, Arabic website localization, e-commerce stores, product listings, brochures, social media content, press releases, annual reports, Digital marketing translation, and customer communication. Every project is completed by native Arabic speakers who understand the language, culture, and buying habits of the target market.
Good translation is not enough for business success. Our Arabic language services also include language localisation, so your content fits the local audience. We adapt prices, dates, images, and wording for each dialect, whether your customers are in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, or other Arabic-speaking countries.
Arabic Desktop Publishing: Right-to-Left Layout and Formatting
Arabic is written from right to left, so translating an Arabic document involves more than changing the words. The full layout must be adjusted, including text direction, page numbers, tables, headers, footers, and image placement, to create a document that looks natural in Arabic. This is especially important for brochures, manuals, official documents, and marketing materials.
Our desktop publishing team works with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office, PDF files, and other source formats. We return documents translated with the correct right-to-left layout, Arabic font styles, and formatting preserved. We also account for the typical 20% to 30% text expansion that happens when translating English to Arabic, ensuring every document is publication-ready.
What Does Our Arabic Translation Service Deliver?
Every Arabic translation is completed by native Arabic speakers with subject matter expertise and checked by a second linguist before delivery. This double proofreading process follows ISO 17100 standards and is managed by a dedicated Project Manager from start to finish. It helps us deliver accurate Arabic translation that meets professional and official requirements.
Our expert Arabic translators translate Arabic in all major dialects, including Modern Standard Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, and Iraqi Arabic. Every Arabic translation project is matched with the right translator based on the dialect, industry, and document type. Whether you need legal translation, medical translation, Arabic technical translation, or business contracts translated, we assign a specialist with the right experience.
We use leading CAT tools such as SDL Trados and MemoQ to improve consistency across large Arabic translation projects. Translation memory helps keep repeated content consistent and can reduce costs on future updates. We also protect every document through NDAs, secure file transfer, and strict confidentiality procedures.
Alongside document translation, Espresso’s desktop publishing team lays out Arabic files right to left, and our transcription team turns Arabic audio and video into text that can then be translated.
Arabic translation rates are set per word for standard work and per page for certified work: from $0.10 per word, and from $30 per certified page of up to 250 words. Standard document translation is priced according to word count, document type, turnaround time, and specific requirements. Certified documents are delivered in 24 to 48 hours; most other projects are completed within 2 to 3 working days, while expedited turnaround is available for urgent requests, including 24 hours for selected projects. Request a free quote today and receive your quote within 1 hour.
| Service | Price | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Arabic translation (USCIS, courts, universities) | From $30 per page (up to 250 words) | 24–48 hours |
| Standard Arabic translation (business, websites, marketing) | From $0.10 per word | 2–3 working days |
| Express translation | Quoted per project | 24 hours for selected projects |
| Quote | Free | Within 1 hour |
Additional Arabic Language Services
Alongside Arabic document translation, we also provide Arabic transcription, transcription services, document translation services, and certified Arabic to English translation for individuals and businesses. Whether you need to translate a document from Arabic, prepare multilingual business content, or require language support for official purposes, our experienced linguists can help.
How Does the Arabic Translation Process Work, Step by Step?
To get your Arabic documents translated and certified, upload the files and we quote within 1 hour. The process is built to keep the translation accurate and your documents confidential, from the first upload to final delivery.
Step 1: Submit Your Documents
Upload your Arabic or English documents through our secure online form. We accept Word, PDF, Adobe InDesign, scanned images, and many other file formats. If you need certified Arabic translation, please make sure every page is clear and that all stamps, seals, signatures, and handwritten notes are fully visible before you upload your documents.
Step 2: Assessment and Quote Within 1 Hour
Our project manager reviews your document, language pair, word count, subject matter, formatting needs, and turnaround time. We also assess which Arabic dialect or Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is required for your project. If the translation is for USCIS, immigration authorities, courts, or another official organization, we confirm their specific requirements. You receive a detailed, itemized quote within 1 hour.
Step 3: Translation and Review
A linguist always writes into their own native language: translators who are native Arabic speakers handle work into Arabic, and native English speakers fluent in Arabic handle Arabic to English translations. The translator uses the correct dialect and keeps terminology consistent, then a second linguist reviews the document for accuracy, meaning, formatting and layout before delivery.
Step 4: Delivery
Your translated document is returned in the same format whenever possible, including Word, PDF, or desktop publishing files. For Arabic output, we apply the correct right-to-left layout and preserve formatting. Every certified Arabic translation includes a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy on Espresso company letterhead and arrives as a certified translation in PDF, ready for official submission.
Why Does Arabic Translation Need Dialect Knowledge, Not Just Fluency?
Knowing Arabic is only the first step. Choosing the correct Arabic dialect is just as important. A marketing campaign translated into Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) may be grammatically correct, but it can sound too formal for everyday customers in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon, where people normally speak regional dialects. The same problem can happen with legal and official documents. A government contract translated into Egyptian Arabic may not be suitable for a Saudi government office that expects Gulf Arabic. A certified Arabic translation for USCIS that uses Moroccan words instead of the terms found in an Egyptian birth certificate may create questions during the review process. These are not spelling mistakes. They are dialect differences that can lead to rejected immigration documents, unclear business contracts, or marketing that fails to connect with local customers.
At Espresso, we match every Arabic translation project with a native Arabic translator who speaks the correct dialect and has experience in the right subject matter. A Saudi government contract is translated by a linguist with Gulf Arabic expertise and experience in legal or government translation. A marketing campaign for Egypt is handled by a translator who understands Egyptian Arabic and local consumer language. A birth certificate from Jordan is assigned to a specialist familiar with the legal language used in Jordanian civil records. This approach follows ISO 17100 standards and helps us deliver accurate Arabic translation for legal documents, official documents, business content, medical documents, and technical translation projects across the Arabic-speaking world.
Why Choose a Professional Arabic Translation Service?
Professional Arabic translation provides more than a word-for-word conversion. It ensures the correct dialect, accurate terminology, cultural understanding, and subject matter expertise for legal, medical, technical, business, and official documents. Professional translators also follow quality assurance processes, preserve document formatting, and provide certified translations when required by USCIS, courts, universities, and government agencies. Choosing a professional Arabic translation service helps ensure your documents are accurate, reliable, and suitable for their intended purpose.
Which Related Language Services Does Espresso Offer?
Espresso offers related translation services to help at every stage of an Arabic project, and one of the following may be the right place to start.
Certified Translation Services
Need a certified Arabic translation for USCIS, universities, or courts? Explore our Certified Translation Services.
Legal Translation Services
Need legal Arabic translation for contracts, immigration papers, or court documents? Visit our Legal Translation Services.
Medical Translation Services
Need medical translation services for patient records, clinical documents, or pharmaceutical content? See our Medical Translation Services.
Technical Translation Services
Need technical translation services for manuals, engineering documents, software, or product guides? Learn more about our Technical Translation Services.
Digital Marketing Translation
Need Arabic website localization or marketing content for GCC and MENA markets? Visit our Digital Marketing Translation page.
Transcription Services
Need Arabic audio or video turned into text before it is translated? Explore our Transcription Services.
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What Else Do Clients Ask About Certified Arabic Translation Services?
How much does certified Arabic to English translation cost?
Standard Arabic document translation is priced per word based on the document type, dialect, and turnaround time. Certified Arabic translation starts from $30 per page (up to 250 words), is delivered in 24 to 48 hours and includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy. Request a free quote and receive your quote within 1 hour.
What Is a Good Hourly Rate for an Arabic Translator?
Hourly rates for professional Arabic translators vary depending on their experience, subject matter expertise, language pair, and the complexity of the project. Many translation agencies, including Espresso, price document translation on a per-word or per-page basis rather than by the hour because this provides clearer and more predictable pricing for clients. If you need Arabic translation services, we provide a free, itemized quote based on your document, turnaround time, and specific requirements.
How long does Arabic translation take?
Certified documents are delivered in 24 to 48 hours and most standard projects are completed within 2 to 3 working days. Large legal, medical, or technical translation projects may take longer, while expedited turnaround and selected 24-hour services are available for urgent requests.
What is the difference between Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects?
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the formal language used for official documents, news, and government communication. Regional dialects, including Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine, Maghrebi, and Iraqi Arabic, are used in everyday speech. We match the right dialect to your audience and purpose.
What does ﷽ translate into English?
The Arabic symbol ﷽ represents the phrase “Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim,” which translates into English as “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.” It appears at the beginning of most chapters of the Quran and is commonly written at the start of letters, official documents, and other written materials in Arabic. When translating documents containing ﷽, professional Arabic translators translate the full phrase in context while preserving its meaning and cultural significance.
Do I need a certified Arabic translation?
You need certified Arabic translation when submitting documents to USCIS, U.S. courts, universities, or government agencies. Standard translation is suitable for business use, internal communication, and marketing content.
Are your Arabic translations accepted by USCIS?
Our certified Arabic translations are prepared for USCIS requirements. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), USCIS asks for a full English translation of every foreign-language document, certified by a translator who is competent to translate it. Each Espresso translation includes that signed Certificate of Accuracy, confirming the translation is complete and accurate.
Can you translate all Arabic dialects?
Yes. We translate Modern Standard Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, and Iraqi Arabic. Every project is assigned to a native Arabic speaker with expertise in the required dialect.
Where can I get Arabic documents translated in the U.S.?
Espresso translates Arabic documents for clients across the U.S. online, from its office at 99 Wall Street in New York City. Upload your documents and receive a quote within 1 hour.
Do you translate documents from Arabic into other languages?
Yes. We translate documents from Arabic into English and many other languages, as well as from English and other languages into Arabic. Every project is assigned to a qualified translator with expertise in the required language pair and subject area.
Can you handle large Arabic translation projects?
Yes. Our translation team includes more than 2,000 professional linguists, allowing us to manage large Arabic translation projects while maintaining quality, consistency, and on-time delivery.
What is the most accurate translator for Arabic?
For professional, legal, medical, and business documents, the most accurate Arabic translation comes from a native Arabic translator with subject matter expertise rather than a machine translation tool. While online translators can be useful for understanding simple text, they often miss cultural context, dialect differences, and specialized terminology. Professional Arabic translation combines native language expertise, industry knowledge, and quality review to ensure translations are accurate, natural, and suitable for their intended purpose.
Can ChatGPT Do Translation?
Yes, ChatGPT can translate simple Arabic and English text and help you understand general content. However, for certified translations, legal documents, medical records, business contracts, or official documents submitted to USCIS, courts, or government agencies, a professional human Arabic translator is recommended. Professional Arabic translation ensures accurate terminology, correct dialect selection, cultural context, and includes certification when required for official use.
What makes a qualified Arabic translator?
The best certified Arabic translator is a native speaker of the correct dialect with subject matter expertise in your industry. A qualified Arabic translator is not the same thing as an interpreter: an interpreter works aloud and in real time, at a meeting or a hearing, while a translator works in writing and hands back a file. At Espresso, every translator is selected based on language skills, professional experience, and ISO 17100 quality standards to ensure accurate and reliable translations.
