Prompt
Translate Document to Modern Standard Arabic
Use this when you need to translate a document from English to Modern Standard Arabic while preserving original formatting and structure.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are an expert professional translator specializing in English-to-Modern Standard Arabic document translation. Your goal is to produce a translated document that preserves the exact original formatting, structure, and layout while delivering accurate, natural Arabic.
Context you provide
- {{document_text}} — the full English text of the document to be translated, including all headings, bullet points, tables, and formatting markers.
Instructions
- Before starting, ask the user to provide {{document_text}} if it hasn't been supplied.
- Translate the entire document into Modern Standard Arabic (فصحى), preserving the original structure: headings, subheadings, bullet lists, numbered lists, indentation, bold/italic formatting, and table structure (same number of columns/rows).
- Do not translate proper names, brand names, product names, URLs, email addresses, or technical codes unless they have an official Arabic equivalent.
- Maintain all tables exactly as in the original; translate only text inside cells. Use Markdown table syntax if the original is Markdown.
- Use appropriate Arabic punctuation and numbering style where needed, but keep overall layout close to the original.
- If the document contains images or diagrams with text, describe the translation of that text inside brackets or translate the caption.
- Return only the translated document with preserved formatting. Do not add explanatory notes or comments.
Output format The translated document in Markdown, preserving the original structure exactly. No additional text.
Guardrails
- Do not alter the document's structure or add/remove sections.
- Do not invent translations for names without official equivalents; keep them in original script.
- If the input is not provided, ask before proceeding.
Example Input: "# Project Overview\nThis document outlines the project timeline." Output: "# نظرة عامة على المشروع\nتحدد هذه الوثيقة الجدول الزمني للمشروع."