Arabic Invoice Maker: Create Bilingual EN+AR Invoices in Seconds
Need to create invoices in Arabic? Hisabi generates professional bilingual PDFs with English and Arabic columns, polished Arabic typography — no translation needed.
If you've tried to create an Arabic invoice with mainstream invoicing software, you already know the problem. Most tools either don't support Arabic at all, produce garbled right-to-left text, or offer a token Arabic UI while the actual PDF output stays English-only.
For businesses operating in the UAE and across the GCC, bilingual invoices aren't a luxury — they're a professional and often contractual requirement. Government entities, state-owned enterprises, and many large corporations expect formal documents in both English and Arabic.
Why Arabic Support in Invoice Software Is Rare
Arabic rendering is genuinely complex. The script is right-to-left, characters change shape depending on their position in a word (initial, medial, final, isolated), and mixing Arabic with English or numbers in the same line requires proper bidirectional (bidi) handling. Most PDF rendering engines handle this poorly or not at all.
This is why most invoicing tools skip it. Adding an Arabic translation to a UI is relatively simple. Rendering a properly formatted Arabic PDF with correct RTL layout, contextual character shaping, and bidirectional text flow is an engineering challenge that most teams don't invest in.
How Hisabi Handles Bilingual Invoices
Every invoice in Hisabi renders as a dual-column PDF: English on the left, Arabic on the right. This isn't machine-translated text pasted into a template — the Arabic uses proper invoice terminology with professional typography designed specifically for Arabic readability.
- Left column: English text with left-to-right direction
- Right column: Arabic text with proper right-to-left rendering
- Professional Arabic typography optimized for documents
- Bidirectional numbers: Arabic text with Western numerals handled correctly
- Company and client names in both languages
- Line item descriptions in English and Arabic
- VAT labels, totals, and footer text bilingual
Who Needs Arabic Invoices?
The short answer: almost every business in the UAE at some point. Here are the most common scenarios:
- Government contracts — UAE government entities typically require Arabic documentation
- Corporate clients — large GCC companies often have internal policies mandating bilingual invoices
- Legal compliance — while not universally mandated, Arabic invoices provide better legal standing in UAE courts
- Professional image — bilingual invoices signal that your business understands the local market
- Cross-border GCC work — Saudi, Bahraini, and Omani clients appreciate Arabic alongside English
Create Your First Arabic Invoice
You don't need to sign up or install anything. Visit Hisabi's free Invoice Maker, fill in your details, add line items, and the PDF preview shows your bilingual invoice in real time. Download the PDF and send it to your client.
If you're on the Pro plan, you can also create invoices using AI in Arabic — type a description like "فاتورة لشركة النور، تصميم موقع، ١٥٠٠٠ درهم" and Hisabi generates the complete bilingual invoice automatically.