Translation services
ترجمے کی خدمات
Request a book for the library
Free for members
Members may ask for any Urdu work to be translated and added to the library for everyone. We choose from the requests, giving weight to how often a title is asked for.
Request a bookPrivate translation of a book
From $150 per book
A translation made for you alone and not published on the site: a family manuscript, a rare collection, a book you need for study. Priced by length; delivered as a bilingual document.
Ask for a quoteTranslation services
From $20 per 1,000 words
Urdu to English and English to Urdu: literary prose, poetry, academic papers, articles, letters and documents. Poetry is quoted per piece. Every translation is reviewed by a scholar of Urdu.
Ask for a quoteIndicative rates
Every job is quoted individually; these are starting points.
| Literary prose (fiction, essays, memoir) | from $20 per 1,000 words |
| Poetry (ghazal, nazm, rubai) | from $15 per poem |
| Academic and general text | from $15 per 1,000 words |
| Private translation of a whole book | from $150, by length |
| Urgent delivery (under 5 days) | +50% |
All translations are the work of AI unless stated otherwise. Every translation is reviewed by a scholar of Urdu before delivery.