diff --git a/src/components/Footer.jsx b/src/components/Footer.jsx
index a70516d9f..53558d068 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer.jsx
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ class SiteFooter extends React.Component {
           <div className="flex-grow-1" />
           <div>
             <p className="copyright m-0">
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages['footer.copyright'])}
-              {` ${config.SITE_NAME} © `}
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages['footer.copyright.date'])}
+              {intl.formatMessage(messages['footer.copyright.text'], { platformName: config.SITE_NAME })}
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Footer.messages.js b/src/components/Footer.messages.js
index 71104201c..cfa978c96 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.messages.js
+++ b/src/components/Footer.messages.js
@@ -151,16 +151,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Page Footer',
     description: 'aria-label for the footer component',
   },
-  'footer.copyright': {
-    id: 'footer.copyright',
-    defaultMessage: 'All rights reserved.',
+  'footer.copyright.text': {
+    id: 'footer.copyright.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'All rights reserved. {platformName} © 2023',
     description: 'copyright text for the footer component',
   },
-  'footer.copyright.date': {
-    id: 'footer.copyright.date',
-    defaultMessage: '2023',
-    description: 'copyright date for the footer component',
-  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/components/__snapshots__/Footer.test.jsx.snap b/src/components/__snapshots__/Footer.test.jsx.snap
index a17597812..2a5836107 100644
--- a/src/components/__snapshots__/Footer.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/__snapshots__/Footer.test.jsx.snap
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ exports[`<Footer /> renders correctly renders with a language selector 1`] = `
       <p
         className="copyright m-0"
       >
-        All rights reserved.
-         undefined © 
-        2023
+        All rights reserved.  © 2023
       </p>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -114,9 +112,7 @@ exports[`<Footer /> renders correctly renders without a language selector 1`] =
       <p
         className="copyright m-0"
       >
-        All rights reserved.
-         undefined © 
-        2023
+        All rights reserved.  © 2023
       </p>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -160,9 +156,7 @@ exports[`<Footer /> renders correctly renders without a language selector in es
       <p
         className="copyright m-0"
       >
-        All rights reserved.
-         undefined © 
-        2023
+        All rights reserved.  © 2023
       </p>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ar.json b/src/i18n/messages/ar.json
index 9e26dfeeb..7e59187fd 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages/ar.json
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/ar.json
@@ -1 +1,33 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+  "footer.socialLinks.srText.facebook": "مثل إيدكس على الفيسبوك",
+  "footer.socialLinks.srText.twitter": "اتبع إيدكس على تويتر",
+  "footer.socialLinks.srText.youtube": "اشترك في قناة edX على اليوتيوب",
+  "footer.socialLinks.srText.linkedin": "اتبع إيدكس على لينكد إن",
+  "footer.socialLinks.srText.reddit": "اشترك في موقع edX الفرعي",
+  "footer.languageForm.select.label": "اختر اللغة",
+  "footer.languageForm.submit.label": "يتقدم",
+  "footer.edxLinks.about": "عن",
+  "footer.edxLinks.business": "إدكس للأعمال",
+  "footer.edxLinks.affiliates": "الشركات التابعة",
+  "footer.edxLinks.openEdx": "Open edX",
+  "footer.edxLinks.careers": "وظائف",
+  "footer.edxLinks.news": "أخبار",
+  "footer.legalLinks.heading": "قانوني",
+  "footer.legalLinks.termsOfService": "شروط الخدمة ومدونة الشرف",
+  "footer.legalLinks.privacyPolicy": "سياسة الخصوصية",
+  "footer.legalLinks.a11yPolicy": "سياسة إمكانية الوصول",
+  "footer.legalLinks.trademarkPolicy": "سياسة العلامات التجارية",
+  "footer.legalLinks.sitemap": "خريطة الموقع",
+  "footer.connectLinks.heading": "يتصل",
+  "footer.connectLinks.blog": "مدونة",
+  "footer.connectLinks.contact": "اتصل بنا",
+  "footer.connectLinks.help": "يساعد",
+  "footer.connectLinks.mediaKit": "طقم الوسائط",
+  "footer.connectLinks.donate": "يتبرع",
+  "footer.mobileApp.apple": "قم بتنزيل تطبيق edX للجوال من متجر تطبيقات Apple",
+  "footer.mobileApp.google": "قم بتنزيل تطبيق edX للجوال من Google Play",
+  "footer.logo.altText": "مدعوم من Open edX",
+  "footer.logo.ariaLabel": "إيدكس الرئيسية",
+  "footer.ariaLabel": "تذييل الصفحة",
+  "footer.copyright.text": "2023 © {platformName} جميع الحقوق محفوظة لأ"
+}