1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.dtx b/arabluatex.dtx
index 67d6545..6469ed3 100644
--- a/arabluatex.dtx
+++ b/arabluatex.dtx
@@ -4475,13 +4475,17 @@ wa-ya.sIru ta.hta 'l-jild-i
 % Then follows the environment itself:
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \NewDocumentEnvironment{arabverse}{O{}}%
-{\bgroup\setkeys[al]{verse}[width, gutter, color, utf, delim, mode,
+{\bgroup\setkeys[al]{verse}[width, gutter, color, utf, delim,
   metre]{#1}%
   \if@pkg@export\ifal@verse@export%
-    \ArbOutFile{\begin{arabverse}}%
+  \ArbOutFile{\begin{arabverse}}%
+    \ifx\al@mode\al@mode@trans%
+      \luadirect{tooutfile(\luastringN{[#1]})}%
+    \else%
       \IfSubStr[1]{#1}{utf}%
         {\luadirect{tooutfile(\luastringN{[#1]})}}%
         {\luadirect{tooutfile(\luastringN{[#1, utf]})}}%
+    \fi
   \else\fi\else\fi\egroup%
   \par\centering\noindent\bgroup\setkeys[al]{verse}[metre]{#1}%
   \ifx\al@mode\al@mode@trans%