1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index bce9e0f..ec318b7 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -821,16 +821,16 @@ local function processarbtoutf(str)
                         end)
                         return string.format("%s{%s}", tag, body)
    end)
-   str = string.gsub(str, "(\\bayt)%s?(%b{})(%b[])(%b{})", function(tag, argi, argii, argiii)
+   str = string.gsub(str, "(\\bayt)%s?(%+?)(%b{})(%b[])(%b{})", function(tag, plus, argi, argii, argiii)
                         argi = string.sub(argi, 2, -2)
                         argii = string.sub(argii, 2, -2)
                         argiii = string.sub(argiii, 2, -2)
-                        return string.format("%s*{\\arb{%s}}[\\arb{%s}]{\\arb{%s}}", tag, argi, argii, argiii)
+                        return string.format("%s%s*{\\arb{%s}}[\\arb{%s}]{\\arb{%s}}", tag, argi, argii, argiii)
    end)
-   str = string.gsub(str, "(\\bayt)%s?(%b{})(%b{})", function(tag, argi, argii)
+   str = string.gsub(str, "(\\bayt)%s?(%+?)(%b{})(%b{})", function(tag, plus, argi, argii)
                         argi = string.sub(argi, 2, -2)
                         argii = string.sub(argii, 2, -2)
-                        return string.format("%s*{\\arb{%s}}{\\arb{%s}}", tag, argi, argii)
+                        return string.format("%s%s*{\\arb{%s}}{\\arb{%s}}", tag, plus, argi, argii)
    end)
    str = string.gsub(str, "(\\prname)%s?(%b{})", function(tag, body)
                         body = string.sub(body, 2, -2)