We present to the Arab reader the new translation of "Capital" in its three volumes, the principal work of Karl Marx, which he spent four decades of his life preparing. This translation corresponds to the German edition published by Dietz Verlag, Berlin in 1984, which was based on the fourth German edition published in Hamburg in 1890 for the first volume, the second German edition also published in Hamburg in 1893 for the second volume, and likewise corresponds to the first German edition published in Hamburg in 1894 for the third volume.

After the publication of the first volume of Capital in 1867, Marx worked tirelessly to prepare the second and third volumes, determined to complete the entire work without delay, but he did not succeed. He dedicated a significant portion of his time to his activities in the General Council of the International Workingmen's Association, and his work was increasingly interrupted by his poor health. After his death on March 14, 1883, Friedrich Engels took on the task of reviewing and preparing the final manuscripts for publication. The second volume was published in 1885 and the third volume in 1894.

We must note that we have added a text known as the "unknown part of 'Capital'" to the first volume, which constitutes its eighth and final part. On this basis, this new edition of "Capital" is published in its entirety for the first time in the Arabic language.

This book contains all of Marx's original footnotes, as well as those added by Friedrich Engels, the latter of which are credited with his name. The German publisher also provided explanations for quotations and intellectual, literary, and mythological figures, from which we have included what we believe is useful for the Arab reader, distinguished from the author's footnotes with an asterisk and noted as (N. Berlin). We have also added explanatory footnotes marked with an asterisk, signed by the Arab publisher (N.A.), where necessary.

We hope to have succeeded in our work, which aims to enrich the Arab library with an encyclopedic book considered one of the cornerstones of political economy. In conclusion, we say with Marx in his first preface to the first volume: "I welcome every opinion based on scientific criticism..." My motto now, as before, is the wisdom of the great Florentine poet (Dante): "Follow your own path, and let the people say what they will."

• Publishing House: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing & Distribution
• Author: Karl Marx
• ISBN: 9789953719467
• Number of Pages: 3146
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Cover Type: Hardcover