A file for the stores
An EPUB in the book’s language: Arabic that reads from the right, with its vowel marks and notes, or English that reads from the left.
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For publishers and rights holders
Arabic translation for publishers: your books in Arabic, ready for the printer and the stores
For publishers who want an Arabic edition, or who sell Arabic rights and want a sample chapter to show, and for publishers taking Arabic books into English. Tarjum translates the book, your reviewer signs it off, and you get an EPUB and a print-ready PDF. Titles that exist only in print or in old files come back as files you can sell again. The rights, and the freedom to distribute, stay entirely with you.
Your list as it will look on Tarjum
One board to follow every title.
A sample title waiting for the editor’s decisionPrint copy only
Pages scannedEditable textEditor’s reviewEPUBPrint PDF
A title waiting for the publisher’s approvalAn old InDesign file
File readEPUBPrint PDFPublisher’s approval
A title in translationInto Arabic
GlossaryTranslationReviewLayout
What the publisher receives
A file for the printer
A print PDF with the cover, and an InDesign file for books that came in InDesign.
PDFInDesign
Text you keep
A Word file and structured text, a translation memory that covers the series, and a glossary that carries from one book to the next. Memories and glossaries you hold in Trados or another tool come with you: today for books translated into Arabic, and coming soon for books translated into English.
Word
Translation when you need it
From English into Arabic and from Arabic into English, with a reviewer you choose.
Amazon KDP does not print Arabic paperbacks today (KDP’s help page on Arabic, checked 4 November 2026), so an Arabic print edition goes to your printer or to a print-on-demand service that prints Arabic. The EPUB goes to the ebook stores.
What a publisher wants to know before starting
We say it here, before you ask.
The rights are yours
All rights stay with their holders. Tarjum translates the file you upload and does not clear rights on your behalf.
The files are yours
Full control over the files and over who can open them.
A person decides
You choose who reviews the book, and their decision is recorded under their name.
What the machine did, stated
We say plainly where the machine worked and where people did, so you can tell your readers.
Grants for translating books to and from Arabic
Two programs in the United Arab Emirates fund translations between Arabic and other languages. Tarjum does not apply for anyone and cannot promise a grant. Before you apply, ask the program whether it accepts a translation drafted with machine help.
Sharjah Book Authority Translation Grant
Funding for a selected title can reach $4,000 for a general book and $1,500 for a children’s book. The Authority sets aside $300,000 a year, $250,000 of it for translations from and into Arabic. In 2026 it selected 154 titles from more than 2,098 applications.
Source: Sharjah24, 22 July 2026. Checked 4 November 2026.
Spotlight on Rights, Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre
Funds translation to and from Arabic. Its 2025 grants ranged from AED 9,200 to AED 17,400 for a translated book, AED 3,700 to AED 7,400 for an e-book and AED 5,500 to AED 7,400 for an audiobook. Applications for 2026 were open from 12 to 25 September 2026.
Sources: Abu Dhabi Media Office, 9 January 2026; Al Khaleej, 12 September 2026 (in Arabic). Checked 4 November 2026.
Questions publishers ask
Do I need the translation rights first?
For a book still in copyright, yes: the right to publish a translation belongs to the rights holder, usually the original publisher or the author’s agent. A book in the public domain needs no permission.
Who owns the translation and the files?
Our terms say: “You keep all your rights in the books and files you upload, and in the translations you make.” The files are yours to export.
Can a person review it before it is published?
Yes. Your editor, a subject or religious reviewer, the author and the rights holder each open the book through a private link and record a decision under their own name. How review works.
Can I print an Arabic edition on Amazon KDP?
Not as a paperback: KDP does not print Arabic today. Tarjum prepares the print PDF for a printer or a print-on-demand service that prints Arabic, and the EPUB for ebook stores.
We start with one book you choose
One title from your list comes back as a store file and a print file, from $19. Then you decide what comes next.