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