وَهُزّي إِلَيكِ بِجِذعِ النَّخلَةِ تُساقِط عَلَيكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا

And shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards you, and it will drop upon you fresh, ripe dates.

فَكُلي وَاشرَبي وَقَرّي عَينًا ۖ فَإِمّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ البَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقولي إِنّي نَذَرتُ لِلرَّحمـٰنِ صَومًا فَلَن أُكَلِّمَ اليَومَ إِنسِيًّا

So eat, drink, and find comfort. If you see any human, say, ‘I have vowed a fast to the Most Merciful, so I won’t speak to any person today.’”

فَأَتَت بِهِ قَومَها تَحمِلُهُ ۖ قالوا يا مَريَمُ لَقَد جِئتِ شَيئًا فَرِيًّا

Upon her return to her people, carrying him, they exclaimed, “O Mary, you’ve done something unthinkable!

يا أُختَ هارونَ ما كانَ أَبوكِ امرَأَ سَوءٍ وَما كانَت أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا

O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of disgrace, nor was your mother a woman of dishonor.”

فَأَشارَت إِلَيهِ ۖ قالوا كَيفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كانَ فِي المَهدِ صَبِيًّا

So she pointed to him. They asked, “How can we speak to a baby in the cradle?”

وَجَعَلَني مُبارَكًا أَينَ ما كُنتُ وَأَوصاني بِالصَّلاةِ وَالزَّكاةِ ما دُمتُ حَيًّا

He made me a blessing wherever I may be, and He enjoined upon me prayer and charity as long as I remain alive.

وَبَرًّا بِوالِدَتي وَلَم يَجعَلني جَبّارًا شَقِيًّا

And kind to my mother, and He didn’t make me an arrogant oppressor.

وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيَّ يَومَ وُلِدتُ وَيَومَ أَموتُ وَيَومَ أُبعَثُ حَيًّا

Peace is upon me the day I was born, the day I will die, and the day I will be resurrected alive.”

ذٰلِكَ عيسَى ابنُ مَريَمَ ۚ قَولَ الحَقِّ الَّذي فيهِ يَمتَرونَ

This is Jesus, the son of Mary, the Word of Truth about which they are in dispute.

ما كانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ ۖ سُبحانَهُ ۚ إِذا قَضىٰ أَمرًا فَإِنَّما يَقولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكونُ

It’s not for God to have a child. Glory be to Him! When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it becomes.