arabic translation of characters

we need to convert entered text from an arabic keyboard to a pre determined set of arabic die type (table upon request) so that it can be printed via a special printer. The software must convert correctly into these tables. A print function to be sent to a standard type text printer driver with special start of text code and end of text code. Time critical project. Programmer must speak arabic and english. This is a very simple project to write, but the programmer must speak arabic.