Transcreation and Arabic copy

Straight translation flattens marketing. Transcreation rewrites the message for Arab audiences so the idea, the tone and the persuasion survive the journey, even when the words change completely.

Transcreation cardWith back-translation
Power your morning.طاقتك تبدأ من صباحك.

Back-translation: Your energy starts with your morning.
Why: a literal "power" reads as electricity in Arabic, so the line is rebuilt around energy and routine.

What is included

What you get, concretely

Campaign transcreation

Headlines, slogans and campaign lines re-created in Arabic with back-translations and rationale, so your team can judge every option.

Market and dialect fit

Modern Standard Arabic for pan-Arab reach, or Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine and Maghrebi voices when the campaign needs to sound local.

Social and performance copy

Ads, posts and landing page copy written to length limits and platform conventions, tested against the visuals they will sit on.

Arabic SEO content

Keyword research in Arabic, not translated keywords, and content written to rank for how Arab users actually search.

Formats we take

BriefFigmaDOCXSheetsMetaTikTokGoogle AdsX

Something else? Send it anyway. If we cannot work with it, we will say so plainly and suggest what will work.

Questions

Before you ask

How do we judge copy in a language we cannot read?

Every option comes with a plain back-translation and a one-line rationale, so you can approve the idea even without reading Arabic.

Can you localise brand names and taglines?

Yes, including checking that a name carries no unfortunate meaning in Arabic before you commit to it anywhere.

Do you also certify documents?

No, and we will not pretend to. Certified document translation for UK authorities is handled by our sister company Arabic Translation UK.

Tell us about the project.

A fixed quote on the real scope, usually within one working day.