This contract is executed between the two parties whose complete information is detailed in the attached contracting form, referred to herein as “the first party” (the author / publisher / owner of the original work) and “the second party” (the translator), collectively referred to as “the two parties.” In accordance with the provisions of the Egyptian Civil Law No. 131 of 1948, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law No. 82 of 2002 (particularly Articles 138-178 pertaining to copyright and neighboring rights), the Commercial Law No. 17 of 1999, the Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020, and the applicable laws and regulations in the Arab Republic of Egypt, this agreement aims to organize the relationship of literary translation between the first party (author / publisher / owner of the original work) and the second party (translator), whereby the translator is tasked with translating a literary or scientific work (novel, story, book, study, poetry collection, or any other written work) from the source language to the target language (Arabic or other), for an agreed-upon fee (lump sum or royalties), while preserving the moral rights of the original author and the translator (right of attribution and right to object to distortion), determining the publishing and exploitation rights for the translated version, as well as the quality and accuracy standards, deadlines for delivery, credit rights, and terms of compensation and penalties, all within a framework of transparency and adherence to the highest standards of literary translation and the governing laws in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The two parties have agreed to the following:

Article (1) Definitions of the Contract
1- The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this agreement - shall have the meanings specified next to each of them, unless the context of the text requires another meaning:
2- The contract: refers to this literary translation agreement in its entirety along with its terms and annexes, with its preamble constituting an integral part thereof.
3- The author/publisher: the first party to this contract, being the owner of the rights to the original work (the author or publisher or their legal representative), who commissions the translator to carry out the translation.
4- The translator: the second party to this contract, being the natural person specialized in literary translation, who translates the work from the original language to the target language.
5- The original work: the original literary or scientific manuscript intended for translation, specifically described in Annex (1) of this contract.
6- The translation: the final text of the work after it has been translated into the target language, including the literary text, footnotes, comments, introductions, annexes, and any other elements of the work.
7- The original language: the language in which the original work was written.
8- The target language: the language into which the translation will be made (Arabic, or any other agreed language).
9- Translation rights: the rights granted to the translator or publisher to exploit the translated version (publishing, distribution, sale, reprinting, and others).
10- Royalties: the percentage of the sale price of the translated copy (or net sales) that the translator is entitled to for their work, as specified in Article (4) of this contract.
11- The moral rights of the translator: the non-financial rights of the translator, including the right to attribution of the translation to them, and the right to object to any distortion or alteration of their translation.
12- The licensing period: the time frame during which the right to exploit the translation is granted, as specified in Article (3) of this contract.
13- Credit: the obligation of the publisher or author to place the translator's name on the book cover and the title page, and in all promotional materials, in the agreed-upon format.
14- Affiliated parties: include subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, as well as directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, and representatives.

Article (2) Subject of the Contract and Scope of Translation
1- First: The work subject to translation:
2- The translator shall translate for the first party the following literary work, which is detailed in Annex (1) of this contract:
3- Original title of the work:  
4- Name of the original author:  
5- Type of work:  
6- Original language:  
7- Target language:  
8- Estimated word count / pages:  
9- Description of the work:  
10- Second: Scope of Translation:
11- The translator is committed to translating the entire literary text (including the introduction, footnotes, appendices, and indexes, if available).
12- The translation must be accurate and faithful to the original text, taking into account the literary style, the overall spirit of the work, cultural specificity, and specialized terminology (if any).
13- The translator is obligated to provide a linguistically and grammatically correct literary translation, free from spelling, grammatical, and structural errors.