وَاذْکُرْ فِى الْکِتَابِ مَرْیَمَ إِذْ انتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَکَاناً شَرْقِیّ(( 16 ))

16- AND MAKE MENTION IN THE BOOK OF MARY. WHEN SHE LEFT HER FAMILY AND WENT TO A PLACE IN THE EAST.

فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَاباً فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَیْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَراً سَوِیّ(( 17 ))

17- THEN SHE TOOK A VEIL (TO SCREEN HERSELF) FROM THEM. THEN WE SENT OUR SPIRIT TO HER, AND APPEARED TO HER AS A PERFECT HUMAN!

قَالَتْ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمنِ مِنْکَ إِنْ کُنتَ تَقِیّ(( 18 ))

18- SHE SAID:ِ ``I SEEK REFUGE TO THE MERCIFUL FROM YOU, IF YOU ARE PIOUS.''

قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّکِ لاَِهَبَ لَکِ غُلاَماً زَکِیّ(( 19 ))

19- HE SAID:ِ ``I AM THE MESSENGER OF YOUR LORD (AND HAVE COME) TO GRANT YOU A CLEAN SON.''

قَالَتْ أَنَّى یَکُونُ لِى غُلاَمٌ وَلَمْ یَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَکُنْ بَغِیّ(( 20 ))

20- SHE SAID:ِ ``HOW CAN THERE BE A SON FOR ME, AND NO MAN TOUCHES ME, AND I WILL NOT BE UNCHASTE?''

قَالَ کَذَلِکِ قَالَ رَبُّکِ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَیِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آیَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَکَانَ أَمْراً مَّقْضِیّ(( 21 ))

21- HE SAID:ِ``SO SHALL IT BE. YOUR LORD SAID THAT, IT IS EASY FOR ME; AND THAT, WE MAY MAKE HIM A SIGN FOR PEOPLE, AND A MERCY FROM US; AND IT WAS AN ORDER DECREED.