فَأَجَآءَهَا ٱلۡمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذۡعِ ٱلنَّخۡلَةِ قَالَتۡ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي مِتُّ قَبۡلَ هَٰذَا وَكُنتُ نَسۡيٗا مَّنسِيّٗا
(19:23) Then the birth pangs drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree and she
said: "Oh, would that I had died before this and had been all forgotten."7
said: "Oh, would that I had died before this and had been all forgotten."7
فَنَادَىٰهَا مِن تَحۡتِهَآ أَلَّا تَحۡزَنِي قَدۡ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحۡتَكِ سَرِيّٗا
(19:24) Thereupon the angel below her cried out: "Grieve not, for your Lord
has caused a stream of water to flow beneath you.
has caused a stream of water to flow beneath you.
وَهُزِّيٓ إِلَيۡكِ بِجِذۡعِ ٱلنَّخۡلَةِ تُسَٰقِطۡ عَلَيۡكِ رُطَبٗا جَنِيّٗا
(19:25) Shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards yourself and fresh and ripe
dates shall fall upon you.
dates shall fall upon you.
فَكُلِي وَٱشۡرَبِي وَقَرِّي عَيۡنٗاۖ فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡبَشَرِ أَحَدٗا فَقُولِيٓ إِنِّي نَذَرۡتُ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ صَوۡمٗا فَلَنۡ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ إِنسِيّٗا
(19:26) So eat and drink and cool your eyes; and if you see any person say
to him: 'Verily I have vowed a fast to the Most Compassionate Lord, and so I
shall not speak to anyone today.' "8
to him: 'Verily I have vowed a fast to the Most Compassionate Lord, and so I
shall not speak to anyone today.' "8
فَأَتَتۡ بِهِۦ قَوۡمَهَا تَحۡمِلُهُۥۖ قَالُواْ يَٰمَرۡيَمُ لَقَدۡ جِئۡتِ شَيۡـٔٗا فَرِيّٗا
(19:27) Then she came to her people, carrying her baby. They said: "O Mary!
You have committed a monstrous thing.
You have committed a monstrous thing.