Temporary change of default language/keyboard layout

I've started learning Arabic and I would like to be able to use Pages to type out written work. I'm aware that I'll have to figure out which keys correspond to which letter in Arabic but I can't figure out how to get to the stage whereby I can write in Arabic script. Is it possible to have my Pages layout in English but that I can type in Arabic script? I'm pretty sure I'm not good enough at the language yet to load the whole program in English.
Thanks to anyone who can help. I've been trying to figure it out for ages.

Pages has various bugs that make using it for Arabic undesirable for most people. But it can't hurt to give it a try.
Go to system prefs/international/input menu and check the box for Arabic Qwerty, plus the box for Show Input Menu in Finder, then select Arabic in the "flag" menu at the top right of the Finder and type.
To see which key does what, use Keyboard Viewer, also activated via the input menu.

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