Here is why.
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If you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z or One Piece with subtitles, you already know the drill. Your brain reads faster than your ears hear. The English subtitles for The Journey are surprisingly well translated. They avoid modern slang (no "OK, boomer" nonsense) and stick to a formal, Tolkien-esque register. Here is why
9.5/10 Half point deducted only because the subtitle file sometimes merges two sentences into one. Otherwise, perfect. If you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z
You want that poetic exaggeration. The English subtitles give you the meaning , but the Arabic audio gives you the feeling .
The Journey (Al-Rihla) : Why the Arabic Dub with English Subs is the Definitive Way to Watch
The Arabic script used in the dub is not slang; it is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) mixed with classical terminology. It sounds ancient and epic. When the villain, Abraha, gives a speech about his war elephants, the English subtitle reads: "We will crush them." But the Arabic audio says something closer to: "We shall grind their bones into the dust of their own valley."