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- And the plea of one who cites his Lord’s decree only heightens (1) his punishment, no more convincing than the protest of a sick woman.
(1) Both ʿUqud and al-Durra al-Bahiyya read "yazid" (he increases), whereas the T edition has "mazid" (additional).
٩٨- وحجةُ محتجٍّ بتقدير ربِّه ... تزيد (١) عذابًا كاحتجاج مريضةِ
(١) في عقود والدرة البهية: (يزيد) ، وفي ط: مزيد.