diff --git a/library/components/tables/DataTable.vue b/library/components/tables/DataTable.vue
index 6ed8d5b79..9b9055378 100644
--- a/library/components/tables/DataTable.vue
+++ b/library/components/tables/DataTable.vue
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ useShadowStyles(
   // unicode-bidi:plaintext: each cell takes its direction from its own first strong character, so an English
   // title in an Arabic page keeps its brackets and numbers where they belong (gospel-plugin / rega row 86).
   '.dt .tabulator .tabulator-row .tabulator-cell{border-right:1px solid #e6e8e3;color:#3b463d;unicode-bidi:plaintext}' +
+  // plaintext also resolves a cell's ALIGNMENT from its own text, so English cells left-aligned in an rtl
+  // table and clipped at its left edge (rega, L20). Align by the page's direction; the text stays isolated.
+  '.dt:dir(rtl) .tabulator .tabulator-row .tabulator-cell{text-align:right}' +
   // The resource link is the point of the gospel-resources table, so it reads as a link
   // in the accent rather than as default-blue on grey.
   '.dt .tabulator .tabulator-row .tabulator-cell a{color:#4a7a52;font-weight:600}' +