In addition to his fluency in the Bengali language, he also studied Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.
In his day, elite Bengali Muslims looked down upon it, favoured the Persian court language instead.
[2] যেসব বঙ্গেত জন্মি হিংসে বঙ্গবাণী সেসব কাহার জন্ম নির্ণয় না জানি দেশী ভাষা বিদ্যা যার মনে ন জুয়ায় Whoever hates the verses of the Bangla being born in the soil of the land It is unknown to determine the essence of their birth He, who is not satisfied with his own language and learning
Hakim's most notable work was Nur Nama (Story of Light), a depiction of the life of Muhammad.
[4] He translated the Persian romance Yusuf Wa Zulekha (1483 AD) in Bengali.