وَٱذۡكُرۡ
فِي
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
مَرۡيَمَ
إِذِ
ٱنتَبَذَتۡ
مِنۡ
أَهۡلِهَا
مَكَانٗا
شَرۡقِيّٗا
١٦

And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east,
فَٱتَّخَذَتۡ
مِن
دُونِهِمۡ
حِجَابٗا
فَأَرۡسَلۡنَآ
إِلَيۡهَا
رُوحَنَا
فَتَمَثَّلَ
لَهَا
بَشَرٗا
سَوِيّٗا
١٧
screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.
قَالَتۡ
إِنِّيٓ
أَعُوذُ
بِٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
مِنكَ
إِن
كُنتَ
تَقِيّٗا
١٨
She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.”
قَالَ
إِنَّمَآ
أَنَا۠
رَسُولُ
رَبِّكِ
لِأَهَبَ
لَكِ
غُلَٰمٗا
زَكِيّٗا
١٩
He responded, “I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.”
قَالَتۡ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
غُلَٰمٞ
وَلَمۡ
يَمۡسَسۡنِي
بَشَرٞ
وَلَمۡ
أَكُ
بَغِيّٗا
٢٠
She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?”
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
قَالَ
رَبُّكِ
هُوَ
عَلَيَّ
هَيِّنٞۖ
وَلِنَجۡعَلَهُۥٓ
ءَايَةٗ
لِّلنَّاسِ
وَرَحۡمَةٗ
مِّنَّاۚ
وَكَانَ
أَمۡرٗا
مَّقۡضِيّٗا
٢١
He replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me. And so will We make him a sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.’ It is a matter ˹already˺ decreed.”
۞ فَحَمَلَتۡهُ
فَٱنتَبَذَتۡ
بِهِۦ
مَكَانٗا
قَصِيّٗا
٢٢
So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.
فَأَجَآءَهَا
ٱلۡمَخَاضُ
إِلَىٰ
جِذۡعِ
ٱلنَّخۡلَةِ
قَالَتۡ
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
مِتُّ
قَبۡلَ
هَٰذَا
وَكُنتُ
نَسۡيٗا
مَّنسِيّٗا
٢٣
Then the pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She cried, “Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”
فَنَادَىٰهَا
مِن
تَحۡتِهَآ
أَلَّا
تَحۡزَنِي
قَدۡ
جَعَلَ
رَبُّكِ
تَحۡتَكِ
سَرِيّٗا
٢٤
So a voice1 reassured her from below her, “Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.
وَهُزِّيٓ
إِلَيۡكِ
بِجِذۡعِ
ٱلنَّخۡلَةِ
تُسَٰقِطۡ
عَلَيۡكِ
رُطَبٗا
جَنِيّٗا
٢٥
And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you.
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