Arabic books with English translation — line by line, on every page
Every book in this library is an Arabic book with English translation built in: open any page and read the fully vowelled Arabic with its English rendered line by line beside it — not a separate translated edition, but the original text made readable. The shelves run from children's stories and the school curricula of five Arab countries to the classical grammar canon, hadith commentaries and tafsir.
Everything on every page
- ✦True line-by-line pairing — each Arabic line carries its own English — you always know which words made which meaning.
- ✦The original text, not a retelling — translations render the actual page, including classical texts usually available only in Arabic.
- ✦Full harakat — the Arabic side is completely vowelled, so the translation teaches instead of replacing your reading.
- ✦Word-level lookup on top — tap any word for its dictionary sense, conjugation and examples when a whole line isn't enough.
- ✦Qur'an and hadith handled properly — verses and narrations inside the books are detected and rendered with established translations.
- ✦From stories to scholarship — children's books, curricula, grammar shuruh, Riyad as-Saliheen, Tafsir as-Saadi — one interface.
Parallel text is the fastest honest way to read above your level
A dictionary interrupts you every third word; a full translation replaces the Arabic entirely. Line-by-line pairing sits between: your eyes work through the Arabic, and the English is one glance down when a line resists — close enough to check, far enough that you read the Arabic first. That's how learners get through real books years before they could read them cold, and every book here is built that way by default.
Frequently asked questions
Are these word-by-word or line-by-line translations?
Line by line — each Arabic line is paired with its English on the same page, and tapping an individual word gives its dictionary meaning, so you get both levels.
Are the books free to read?
Yes — reading every page of every public book is free with no sign-up. The study layer (verb tables, flashcards, full translation view) is free on each book's first pages, with plans unlocking the rest.
Which Arabic books have English translation here?
All public books: children's stories like Kalila wa Dimna and the Hindawi classics, the Egyptian, Syrian, Saudi and Palestinian school curricula, the Madinah course, classical grammar texts like Sharh Ibn Aqil, and hadith and tafsir works including Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen and Tafsir as-Saadi.
Also on Illuminated Arabic Reader
Learn Arabic by reading · What to read, in order · Fully vowelled books · Classical grammar shelf