Research Article
On Translating and Drafting Sharia Legal Terms and Expressions in Saudi Contracts
Table 2
Some semantic lexical issues faced by legal translators.
| Islamic sharia legal term | Translation | Parallel texts |
| wa ḷḏa ḥasal ḷlḷǧab | When the declaration and acceptance are expressed | Offer and acceptance The proposal and acceptance The active and passive form A request and consent |
| khayar al-maǧlis | The option of meeting | Council’s choice board option |
| al-mūtbyan bi-lkhyar ma lam yatfraqa | “The buyer and seller have each an option until they separate.” | Both parties in a business transaction have a right to annul it so long as they have not separated |
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