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Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day of his death, and the day he will be raised back to life!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.

— Saheeh International

And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And mention, [O Muḥammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.

— Saheeh International

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screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel [i.e., Gabriel], and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

— Saheeh International

She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah."

— Saheeh International

He responded, “I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy [i.e., son]."

— Saheeh International

She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"

— Saheeh International

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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"

— Saheeh International

So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.

— Saheeh International

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!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."

— Saheeh International

So a voice1 reassured her from below her, “Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But he1 called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.

— Saheeh International

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.

— Saheeh International

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