Friday sermon translated live on screen
Khotba Translate translates the Arabic Friday sermon (khutbah) live into English, Dutch, French or German: large and easy to read on the screen in the mosque. One phone next to the speaker is all it takes.
Try it free with trial credit · no app, no headphones
Videos
Watch Arabic lectures with a translation that follows the video, or translate your own video and share it. Free to watch, no account needed.
How it works
No installation, no technical setup in the hall. If the phone and the screen have internet, it works.
Open the secret phone link on an ordinary smartphone and tap start. The phone listens to the khutbah.
The spoken Arabic is recognised instantly and translated into fluent, natural language.
Open the screen link on a TV, projector or laptop. The translation appears large and readable, sentence by sentence.
Why
In many mosques the khutbah is delivered in Arabic, while a growing part of the congregation understands little or none of it. The message of the week passes them by.
With a screen next to the minbar, everyone reads along in their own language, at the moment it is being said. The imam does not have to do anything differently.
Features
Not a general translation app, but a service built around the khutbah and the mosque board.
Terms and common expressions are translated the way the community knows them, not stiffly word for word.
During silence, noise or unclear audio the screen shows nothing rather than something that was not said.
Every translated khutbah is saved. Show it together with prayer times and activities on your own mosque page.
Each board member logs in with their own email address. If the imam is away, someone else can take over.
Only someone with the secret link can start the microphone. Phone lost? Create a new link with one click.
Does the speaker switch to another language for a moment? Pause the translation and resume as soon as it is Arabic again.
Included
Every affiliated mosque gets its own page at khotbatranslate.com/mosque-name-city. You fill it in yourselves from the dashboard; no web designer needed.
Prefer a full custom website? That is possible through Sanadyn, with a mosque discount.
Gift voucher
The community carries the mosque. Give your mosque translation hours so everyone can follow the Friday sermon. You get a code and a printable voucher to give to the board.
Prices include VAT. A purchase of translation hours as a gift for the mosque; the hours never expire.
Pricing
A subscription gives you a fixed number of translation hours every month. For Ramadan or a multi-day programme you buy extra credits, and those never expire.
6 hours of translation per month
per month · or €599.50 per year (2 months free)
12 hours of translation per month
per month · or €999.50 per year (2 months free)
4 or 10 hours, whenever you like
for 4 hours · 10 hours for €109.95
Usage is deducted per session, from start to stop: first from the monthly hours, then from credits. Yearly subscription: you pay for 10 months and get 12.
All prices exclude VAT. Pay with iDEAL in the dashboard; you receive an invoice right away. Cancel monthly.
Videos
Watching is free. Translating yourself: 30 minutes free, then packs of 3 hours for €7.99, 10 hours for €19.99 or 25 hours for €39.99 (incl. VAT); credit never expires.
Frequently asked questions
A smartphone with internet next to the speaker, and a screen in the hall that can show a web page: a smart TV, a projector, or a TV with a laptop connected. Nothing needs to be installed.
The translation is made by artificial intelligence and is generally fluent and easy to follow. It is not flawless: unclear audio, names or special terms can go wrong. See the translation as an aid; the words of the speaker always take precedence. That is why we suggest trying it first with the free trial credit.
The audio is streamed live for translation and is not stored by us. Only the translated text is kept in your mosque's archive. Read more in the privacy statement (in Dutch).
From Arabic into English, Dutch, French or German. You set one target language per mosque.
The phone reconnects automatically and the session stays open briefly, so the translation simply continues. A stable Wi-Fi or 4G connection next to the speaker is important, though.
In the dashboard you take out a subscription or buy credits, paying with iDEAL. A subscription is then debited automatically every month; you can cancel monthly. Usage is deducted per session, from start to stop, first from the monthly hours and then from credits. Credits do not expire. Details are in the terms and conditions (Dutch).
Whoever registers the mosque is the owner and can add up to four other board members. Everyone logs in through a link sent by email, without a password.
Yes. Khotba Translate is a translator for the Friday sermon (also called khutbah or khotba): the sermon is translated live and appears on a screen in the mosque and on visitors' phones. Friday sermon translation →
Yes, a simple mosque page is included for affiliated mosques (with a subscription or purchased credits): prayer times, live translation, translated khutbahs, activities, donations and contact, in your language and in Arabic. You fill it in yourselves from the dashboard, even during the trial. For a full custom website, Sanadyn can help, with a mosque discount. See an example →
Register your mosque. Once approved, you receive a login link and trial credit to test it right away.