Translate YouTube Video to Arabic — Add Arabic Subtitles in 10 Minutes
Translate YouTube Video to Arabic — AI Subtitles in 10 Minutes
Copy the URL. Paste it in Telegram. Get an Arabic-subtitled video back in 10 minutes. Free to try.
Whether it's a Turkish drama episode, an English documentary, a lecture, or any YouTube video — Subly translates it to Arabic in under 10 minutes using AI.
How to Translate Any YouTube Video to Arabic
You need: A YouTube URL and Telegram installed.
Step 1: Find the YouTube video Go to YouTube and open the video you want to translate. Copy the URL from your browser address bar (or tap Share → Copy Link on mobile).
Step 2: Open @subly1bot in Telegram This is the Subly translation bot. It's free to start — no account required.
Step 3: Paste the URL Send the YouTube URL directly in the chat. The bot will ask for your target language.
Step 4: Choose Arabic Select Arabic (العربية) from the language menu.
Step 5: Wait ~10 minutes The bot notifies you when ready. You receive a video file with embedded Arabic subtitles.
What Gets Translated
- ✅ Any YouTube URL — public videos, unlisted videos
- ✅ Turkish dramas — يالي چاپكيني, قيام عثمان, بعثة — any Turkish series with Arabic subtitles
- ✅ English documentaries — BBC, National Geographic, tech talks
- ✅ Lectures and tutorials — educational content from any language translated to Arabic
- ✅ News clips — international news with Arabic subtitles
- ✅ Interviews and podcasts — any spoken video content
Translation Quality
Subly uses: - Faster-Whisper running on our own workers for speech-to-text transcription - Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for translation
Average user rating: 8.5/10
The translation preserves: - Natural Modern Standard Arabic phrasing (not word-for-word machine translation) - Proper names and cultural references (Turkish names transliterated to Arabic script) - Dialogue tone (formal/informal register) - Right-to-left text rendering in the subtitle track
Video Length Limits
| Plan | Max video length |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 30 minutes |
| Starter ($5/month) | 2,000 min/month |
| Pro | Unlimited + priority queue |
For a typical Turkish drama episode (45-55 min), you need the Starter plan.
Supported Input Languages
The source video can be in any spoken language:
- Turkish (most common — Turkish drama to Arabic)
- English (documentaries, lectures, tech talks)
- French, Spanish, German, Japanese and more
- Auto-detection available — just paste the URL
Why Arabic Speakers Use Subly
Turkish Dramas → Arabic (Most Popular Use Case)
Turkish TV is enormously popular across the Arab world. Shows like قيام عثمان (Kuruluş Osman), يالي چاپكيني (Yalı Çapkını), and بعثة (Diriliş Ertuğrul) have hundreds of millions of Arabic-speaking fans.
The problem: official Arabic dubs are released weeks late, or never at all for older seasons.
Subly lets you watch the same day the episode airs in Turkey — translate it yourself in 10 minutes.
English Content → Arabic
Students and professionals who want to watch English-language courses, TED Talks, and documentaries use Subly to create Arabic subtitles for study or to share with Arabic-speaking family.
Sample Output Quality
| Original Turkish | Subly Arabic Translation |
|---|---|
| "Seni seviyorum, kimseye söyleme." | "أنا أحبك، لا تخبر أحدًا." |
| "Bu aile için her şeyi yapardım." | "كنت سأفعل كل شيء من أجل هذه الأسرة." |
| Character names | أوسمان، أورخان، بالا خاتون (preserved correctly) |
The AI understands context — it won't translate a character's name as a common noun.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it support Modern Standard Arabic or dialects? Subly outputs Modern Standard Arabic (فصحى), universally understood across the Arab world. Dialect adaptation is not yet available.
Can I translate a 45-minute Turkish drama episode? Yes — with the Starter plan ($5/month), you can translate up to 2,000 minutes per month. Most users translate 20-40 episodes per month.
Does Arabic text display right-to-left correctly? Yes. Arabic subtitles render right-to-left in the output video.
What if the video has no captions on YouTube? Subly uses Whisper to transcribe directly from the audio — it does not rely on YouTube's captions. It works on any video with spoken content.
Is it free? The first trial is free (up to 30 minutes). After that, $5/month for 2,000 minutes.
Get Started
- Open Telegram
- Search for @subly1bot
- Paste any YouTube URL
- Select Arabic (العربية)
- Receive your translated video in ~10 minutes
No account required. No app download. Works entirely in Telegram.
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