\documentclass{minimal} \usepackage{arabxetex} % default options are "novoc" and "fdf2alif", % other options are "voc", "fullvoc", "utf", "trans" and "fdf2noalif" % arabxetex loads bidi.sty and fontspec.sty \newfontfamily\arabicfont[Script=Arabic, Scale=1.5]{Scheherazade} % you can also define \farsifont, \uighurfont, etc if you want \begin{document} This is some text in English with Arabic insertion \textarab{`arabI}. This is some text in English with Arabic insertion \textarab[utf]{عربي}. This is some text in English with Arabic insertion \textarab[voc]{`arabI}. \begin{arab} wa-ha_dihi fiqraT"uN bi-al-`arabiyaT ma`a kalimaT inklIziyaT (\textroman{English}). \end{arab} \begin{arab}[utf] وهذه فقرةٌ بالعربية مع كلمة انكليزية (\textroman{English}). \end{arab} \end{document}