Al Syed Legal Translation in Dubai, UAE

Best Literary Translation Services in Dubai

Translation in Dubai includes the skilled translation of literary works through professionally mastered adaptation to specific environment and culture needs including the target readership of UAE and other countries. If you are an author, a publisher or a cultural and creative institution, we can help you with literary translation services in Dubai for novels, poetry, theatre, essays and other similar literary works from and into Arabic, English, or any dialect within the UAE focusing on the creative space, author’s style and voice of the original text.

Promoting Cross-cultural Understanding Through Literary Translation

Due to Dubai’s multiethnic character and multicultural environment, in Dubai and UAE, literature is translated into different languages as a means of fostering better understanding of cultures across boundaries. Translations of literary texts into Arabic or English not only provide opportunities for the authors and publishers to achieve a larger audience, but also engage them in the quest for international recognition. Also, through translating literature, there is a specialized transfer of cultures, which widens the literary scene by new ideas and sources.

Why Choose Translation in Dubai for Literary Translation?

Expert Literary Translators: All members of our team are native speakers of a particular language and come from a deep background in translation and linguistics. Literary translation is the recreation of text from one language to another and goes beyond simply changing the words to convey the intended message. So if it’s the poetic verse, the prose of the novel or the tiniest details in the making of the play, everything in your work is meticulously handled in translation.

Culturally relevant and precise Translation: Literary works are rich in cultural, phraseological and socially or regionally contextual elements that need to be adequately adjusted. At Translation in Dubai, we offer our clients translations of text of any foreign language into a targeted language because we know how language conversions are well performed and made culturally relevant.

Various Kinds of literary Works we translate

We provide qualified literary translation for a range of documents such as:

• Novels: Fictional and non-fictional novels alike are translated with emphasis on maintaining the plot, the character voices, and the writing style in the target language.
• Poetry: The most important requirement for poetry translators or explainers is to have creativity in their translation without veering too far from the original context. Our translators enjoy translating/ explaining poetry in the targeted language.
• Plays and Scripts: Whether it is a recorded stage play or screenplay, production scripts as well as screenplays are translated, dubbed  and subtitles are created for Arabic, English or other language audiences.
• Short Stories: We assure you that the tone and style of the narrative at hand, whether a collection of pieces or a single one, will still be consistent after translation.
• Essays and Articles: Assisting in distributing essays, articles, and other writings to their target audience to non-fiction and academic writers.
• Children’s Books: The translation of children’s literature needs to be approached not only in an engaging manner but also age and culture oriented.
• Literary Anthologies: In case of publishers who wish to translate anthologies, we provide such translations which are true to the whole collection without being repetitive.

Our Literary Translation Process

At Translation in Dubai, we follow a systematic approach in the translation of your works of literature in the best possible manner:

Initial Consultation: We start by having a detailed discussion about the nature of your task, the intended audience, and the details of the assignment.

Translator Assignment: We ensure that your literature is handled by a translator who is able and has experience in the specific area.

Translation: Our translators accurately translate the literary work and preserve the essence of original text or media content. The targeted audience is kept in mind during the translation process.

Cultural Adaptation: The translated material is always culturally adapted to make it eye catching for the readers as well as to be culturally accepted and admired by them.

Proofreading and Editing: The translated work goes through a thorough proofreading and editing process. Any inaccuracies are eliminated, and proper formatting is done at this step.

Final Delivery: We make sure that the project at hand is completed with all respects before final delivery. Finally, deliverables are handed over to the clients through different means such as emails, by post or by hand.