Arabic is not one way of singing. A Gulf wedding song, a Cairo street mahraganat track, a Lebanese dabke and a slow tarab ballad differ in dialect, rhythm, instruments and the maqam they lean on. A good Arabic AI song starts by deciding which of those you want, and then writing the words the way people in that place actually say them.
This guide shows how to do that on Autunes, step by step, with ten prompts, an original verse to paste, dialect notes and an honest comparison with the Arabic-first tools. For the Arabic overview page, see autunes.com/arabic-song-generator.
Why Arabic songs need lyrics in Arabic script
Many people text in Arabizi, Arabic written with Latin letters and numbers ("7abibi", "3omri"). It is fast for chatting, but it is a weak instruction for a singer: there is no fixed spelling, the numbers stand for sounds like ح and ع that a singer could easily flatten, and the same word can be written five ways.
Autunes sings Arabic from Arabic script, word for word. That has a useful side effect: there is no single "AI Arabic". Whatever you write is what gets sung, so if you write Egyptian (إزيك، دلوقتي), Gulf (شلونك، وايد), Levantine (هلق، كتير), Iraqi (شكو ماكو) or Maghrebi Darija (بزاف), the song is in that dialect. Write Modern Standard Arabic and you get a formal, anthem-like register.
Autunes also transcribes every finished vocal and compares it with your lyrics, which works best when your lyrics are in clean Arabic script.
Step by step: making an Arabic song on Autunes
- Step 1: Describe the song or paste your lyrics. On the Create page, write one line ("an Egyptian wedding song for my sister's zaffa") and let the AI write the words, or paste your own lyrics in Arabic script with [Verse] and [Chorus] tags. If you let the AI write, say which dialect you want in the description.
- Step 2: Pick the language and the style. Set the vocal language to Arabic, then name the genre, dialect, mood, tempo, voice and instruments. If you want a particular maqam, name it: "maqam Hijaz", "maqam Bayati". The maqam you name steers the sound, but it is not a guarantee of exact quarter tones.
- Step 3: Choose the engine. On the free plan, songs from a description run on Zori5 Turbo (10 credits). When you supply your own lyrics, the free plan can use Zori5.5 XL (15 credits), which has the more lifelike voice. Pro and Creator can use XL on any song.
- Step 4: Generate. A song usually takes 2–4 minutes and arrives with cover art and lyrics timed to each line.
- Step 5: Fix a line instead of regenerating. On Pro and Creator, Auto-Fix (10 credits) re-records only the lines whose singing does not match your lyrics, and the Studio lets you re-sing or rewrite a single section.
- Step 6: Download and share. Share the link, cut a 15, 30, 45 or 60-second version for Reels, Shorts or TikTok, or add a video in Drops. On the free plan, one song's download with licence costs the local equivalent of ₹9 (for example US$0.99); Pro and Creator include downloads.
An Arabic verse you can paste to test
An original verse and chorus in Egyptian Arabic, written for this guide. Try it with "Egyptian pop love song, warm male vocal, oud, strings and darbuka, 96 BPM":
- [Verse] الليلة دي غير والقمر سهران
- وأنا جنبك ناسي كل اللي كان
- [Chorus] تعالى نغني والدنيا بتضحك
- قلبي معاك ومش هيبعد عنك
10 Arabic prompts that work, with dialect notes
Each prompt pairs a style with the dialect people expect to hear in it. You can mix and match, but a matching pair sounds most natural.
- Khaleeji (write in Gulf dialect): "Khaleeji song, Gulf wedding night, male vocal with group handclaps, oud, mirwas drums and strings, 100 BPM"
- Saudi samri-style party song (Gulf dialect): "Saudi party song, rolling handclaps and frame drums, call-and-response male chorus, oud lead, 108 BPM"
- Egyptian pop (Egyptian dialect): "modern Egyptian pop love song, smooth male vocal, oud, strings and darbuka, polished radio mix, 96 BPM"
- Mahraganat (Egyptian street dialect): "Egyptian mahraganat, Cairo street party, autotuned male vocals, heavy electronic beat and synth leads, shaabi energy, 128 BPM"
- Dabke (Levantine dialect): "Lebanese dabke for a wedding, mijwiz and tabl, driving line-dance rhythm, festive male lead and crowd chants, 120 BPM"
- Tarab ballad (Egyptian or Levantine): "classic Arabic tarab ballad in maqam Hijaz, emotional female vocal, qanun, oud, violin section and riq, slow and expansive, 70 BPM"
- Iraqi ballad (Iraqi dialect): "Iraqi love ballad, longing and distance, male vocal, santur, oud and soft percussion, maqam Bayati feel, 78 BPM"
- Rai (Algerian Darija): "Algerian rai, summer night by the sea, passionate male vocal, synths, accordion line and rai drum groove, 104 BPM"
- Zaffa (Egyptian or Levantine): "Arabic wedding zaffa for the bride's entrance, big drums, tabl and darbuka, trumpets, joyful group chants, 112 BPM"
- Ramadan song (Modern Standard Arabic or any dialect): "warm Ramadan song about family and the evening iftar, mixed children's and adult chorus, oud, qanun and frame drums, 88 BPM"
Common mistakes with Arabic AI songs
- Writing in Arabizi. Latin letters and numbers have no fixed spelling. Use Arabic script.
- Mixing dialects inside one song. A Gulf verse with an Egyptian chorus sounds odd to native ears. Pick one dialect and keep it, unless the mix is the point.
- Asking for a style without its instruments. Name them: oud, qanun, mijwiz, darbuka, tabl, riq, mirwas, santur.
- Expecting exact quarter tones. Naming a maqam steers the colour of the melody; it does not guarantee microtonal accuracy, so judge the result by ear.
- Pasting a famous song's lyrics or asking for a famous singer's voice. Write your own words; Autunes does not imitate real artists.
- Expecting a hummed melody to be followed. A hummed tune is not reproduced note for note. If you sing, record your vocal in Jam and Autunes builds a band under your own voice in your tempo and key.
- Very long lines. Keep each line short enough to sing in one breath, and repeat the chorus in the lyrics wherever you want it sung again.
Free vs paid for Arabic songs
Free: 25 credits on signup, then 20 free credits every day after those are used, about two Zori5 Turbo songs (10 credits each) a day. Zori5.5 XL costs 15 credits and runs on the free plan when you supply your own lyrics. Songs are up to 3 minutes. Free output is for personal use, and a single song's download with licence is priced locally (₹9 in India, for example US$0.99).
Pro: 300 credits for 30 days, about US$7 (₹599); yearly ₹6,589. Creator: 1,100 credits for 30 days, about US$36 (₹2,999); yearly ₹29,990; songs up to 5 minutes. Both include downloads, a commercial licence, creation proof, Auto-Fix and the Studio (section edits, variations, 6 stems, MIDI). Pro and Creator also have Long Forms, 10–12 minute pieces built verse by verse, which suit a long sufi kalam or devotional piece. Passes are charged in your local currency and never auto-renew. See autunes.com/pricing.
How Autunes compares with Arabic AI song tools
Arabic has several dedicated tools, and some do things Autunes does not. Based on what each lists on its own site in October 2026:
- Tamaem is Arabic-first, with Khaleeji, Egyptian, Saudi and Andalusian styles, maqam selection, diacritics support and hum-to-song. Free is about 1 song; paid plans start at $9.99 a month.
- NabadAi, based in Dubai, offers dabke, Khaleeji and tarab, plus song from a hum or a photo. Plans start at $3.99 a week or $9.99 a month.
- Tegmix covers Khaleeji, Egyptian, Levantine, Maghrebi and Modern Standard Arabic, with maqam via the prompt and hum-to-song. It gives 120 free credits; annual plans start at $99.99.
- Suno is the best-known general AI song generator and a strong one. Its free plan lists no downloads and no commercial rights; Pro starts at $8 a month with 20 downloads.
- SongUp AI lists 24 singing languages including Arabic, plus stems and mastering; its free plan gives 3 songs a month matched from its library, not newly generated.
- Autunes sings Arabic script word for word in any dialect you write, makes full songs of up to 3 minutes free with daily credits, checks every vocal against your lyrics, and also sings 50+ other languages, which helps if you want an Arabic-English or Arabic-Urdu song.
Dialect-specific pages: autunes.com/egyptian-arabic-song-generator, autunes.com/levantine-arabic-song-generator and, for maqam-led songs, autunes.com/arabic-maqam-song-generator.