فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانتَبَذَتْ بِهِ مَکَاناً قَصِیّ(( 22 ))

22- THEN SHE CONCEIVED HIM, AND WENT WITH HIM TO A DISTANT PLACE.

فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ یَا لَیْتَنِى مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا وَکُنتُ نَسْیاً مَّنْسِیّ(( 23 ))

23- AND THE PANGS OF CHILD-BIRTH DREW HER TO THE TRUNK OF A PALM-TREE. SHE SAID (IN ANGUISH):ِ ``WOULD THAT I HAD DIED BEFORE THIS, AND HAD BEEN UTTERLY FORGOTTEN.''

فَنَادَاهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَا أَلاَّ تَحْزَنِى قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّکِ تَحْتَکِ سَرِیّ(( 24 ))

24- THEN (A VOICE) CALLED FROM BENEATH HER THAT:ِ ``GRIEVE NOT, FOR YOUR LORD HAS MADE A FLOWING SPRING BENEATH YOU.''

وَهُزِّى إِلَیْکِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَیْکِ رُطَباً جَنِیّ(( 25 ))

25- AND SHAKE TOWARDS YOURSELF THE TRUNK OF THE PALM-TREE, FRESH RIPE DATE WILL FALL ON YOU.

فَکُلِى وَاشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَیْناً فَإِمَّا تَرَیِنَّ مِنْ الْبَشَرِ أَحَداً فَقُولِى إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَانِ صَوْماً فَلَنْ أُکَلِّمَ الْیَوْمَ إِنسِیّ(( 26 ))

26- SO EAT (OF THE FRESH DATE) AND DRINK (OF THE WHOLE SOME WATER) AND ENLIGHTEN YOUR EYES (WITH YOUR BABY). AND WHEN YOU SEE ANY ONE OF THE MANKIND, SAY (BY HINTS TO THEM):ِ ``I HAVE VOWED A FAST TO THE MERCIFUL GOD, SO TO-DAY I WILL NEVER SPEAK TO ANY HUMAN BEING.