diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/utils.py b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/utils.py
index 03549d748..222a66a8f 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/utils.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/utils.py
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ def guess_external_subtitles(dest_folder, subtitles, media_type, previously_inde
                     continue
                 text = text.decode(encoding)
 
-                if bool(re.search(core.HI_REGEX, text)):
+                if core.parse_for_hi_regex(subtitle_text=text, alpha3_language=language.alpha3):
                     subtitles[subtitle] = Language.rebuild(subtitles[subtitle], forced=False, hi=True)
     return subtitles
diff --git a/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/core.py b/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
index c1629496b..f0d7f3618 100644
--- a/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
+++ b/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
@@ -49,7 +49,17 @@ SUBTITLE_EXTENSIONS = ('.srt', '.sub', '.smi', '.txt', '.ssa', '.ass', '.mpl', '
 
 _POOL_LIFETIME = datetime.timedelta(hours=12)
 
-HI_REGEX = re.compile(r'[*¶♫♪].{3,}[*¶♫♪]|[\[\(\{].{3,}[\]\)\}](?<!{\\an\d})')
+HI_REGEX_WITHOUT_PARENTHESIS = re.compile(r'[*¶♫♪].{3,}[*¶♫♪]|[\[\{].{3,}[\]\}](?<!{\\an\d})')
+HI_REGEX_WITH_PARENTHESIS = re.compile(r'[*¶♫♪].{3,}[*¶♫♪]|[\[\(\{].{3,}[\]\)\}](?<!{\\an\d})')
+
+HI_REGEX_PARENTHESIS_EXCLUDED_LANGUAGES = ['ara']
+
+
+def parse_for_hi_regex(subtitle_text, alpha3_language):
+    if alpha3_language in HI_REGEX_PARENTHESIS_EXCLUDED_LANGUAGES:
+        return bool(re.search(HI_REGEX_WITHOUT_PARENTHESIS, subtitle_text))
+    else:
+        return bool(re.search(HI_REGEX_WITH_PARENTHESIS, subtitle_text))
 
 
 def remove_crap_from_fn(fn):
@@ -1203,7 +1213,7 @@ def save_subtitles(file_path, subtitles, single=False, directory=None, chmod=Non
             continue
 
         # create subtitle path
-        if subtitle.text and bool(re.search(HI_REGEX, subtitle.text)):
+        if subtitle.text and parse_for_hi_regex(subtitle_text=subtitle.text, alpha3_language=subtitle.language.alpha3):
             subtitle.language.hi = True
         subtitle_path = get_subtitle_path(file_path, None if single else subtitle.language,
                                           forced_tag=subtitle.language.forced,