Arabic to English
Arabic to English translation
From Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Gulf and beyond — Arabic documents translated into English and delivered digitally, with a NAATI certification option for when the receiving authority asks for it.
What we translate
The documents people most often need translated
Civil certificates
Birth, marriage, divorce and family records, in formats that differ widely between countries and eras — from typed Gulf extracts to older handwritten registers. We work from a clear photo of what you hold.
Driving licences
Licences are translated front and back — the order page sets a licence to two pages automatically. Converting your licence in Australia? Start with our state-by-state guide.
Academic records
Secondary certificates, university degrees and transcripts, including grading tables translated in full, with the marks shown exactly as printed.
Pricing
The full price on screen before you order
Translation is $39.99 per page, into English, delivered digitally. Add NAATI certification for $59.99 per page when the receiving authority asks for it: a NAATI-certified translator prepares your document, and it carries their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. Where the translator uses NAATI’s digital stamp, it carries a QR code you can scan to check the credential. See how NAATI translation works.
Photograph and upload
Photograph your document with your phone, choose your options with the running total on screen, and pay online. Nothing is printed or posted.
Delivered by email
Your finished translation arrives by email. Normal delivery is within 3 days and included in the price; Urgent and ASAP are on the order page, ASAP where a translator for your language is available. We do not deliver on Sundays: a delivery that would fall on a Sunday arrives on the Monday. The windows are estimates, so if you have a fixed deadline, tell us before you order.
Complimentary re-issue
If your translation ever needs a correction or a fresh copy, we re-issue it with our compliments. Your order number finds it, even years later.
The craft
Details a careful translation gets right
These are the points where Arabic documents differ from English ones, and where a careless translation causes questions later. Our house standard sets out how each of them is handled.
Two calendars, both shown
Many Arabic documents carry Hijri dates. We convert each one to the Western calendar and keep the original date alongside it, so nothing is lost in the conversion.
Names follow your passport
An Arabic name has many valid English spellings — Mohammed, Muhammad, Mohamed. We match the spelling in your passport, so your documents agree with each other.
Structure that follows the original
Arabic reads right to left; your translation is laid out left to right but follows the original’s structure as closely as a translation can, so a reader can hold the two side by side and follow every field.
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