ياO آلfamily of عمرانImran إنّindeed اللهGod فضلكمhas favored you
يا آل عمران إنّ الله فضلكم
بمريمthrough Maryam بنتdaughter of عمرانImran التيwho كملتْattained perfection
بمريم بنت عمران التي كملتْ
O family of Imran, God has indeed favored you
O family of Imran, indeed Allah has favored you
through Maryam, daughter of Imran, who attained perfection,
With Maryam, daughter of Imran, who was perfected
بماthrough what رآهhe saw it الذيthe one who للهfor God's sake كفلهاtook her into his care
بما رآه الذي لله كفلها
منof العنايةprovidential care فيماin that which فيهin it قدalready كفلتْshe was taken into care
من العناية فيما فيه قد كفلتْ
through what the one who cared for her for God's sake saw
By what the Protector of Allah saw fit for her
of providential care in the guardianship under which she had been placed.
Of care, wherein she was perfected
أتىhe came إليهاto her وفيand in محرابهاher prayer chamber طبقa platter
أتى إليها وفي محرابها طبق
فقالso he said ماذاwhat فقالتso she said رتبةa rank عجلتwas hastened
فقال ماذا فقالت رتبة عجلت
He came to her, and in her prayer chamber was a platter.
He came to her while she was in her prayer niche
He said, 'What is this?' She said, 'A rank granted early.'
So he said “What is this?” She said “It is a quick provision”
خذهاtake it إليكمto yourselves فإنَّfor indeed اللهGod أطلعكمhas made you aware
خذها إليكم فإنَّ الله أطلعكم
لتسألوهso that you may ask Him فإنfor indeed النفسَthe soul ماnot بخلتwas miserly
لتسألوه فإن النفسَ ما بخلت
Take it to yourselves, for God has made you aware,
“Take it to yourselves, for Allah has made you see
so that you may ask Him, for the soul has not been miserly.
That you may ask Him, for the soul was not stingy”
فكانso he was يحيىYahya حصوراًchaste مثلهاlike her وبهاand through her
فكان يحيى حصوراً مثلها وبها
لهمةowing to an aspiration منfrom أبيهhis father عندهwith him حَصلتarose
لهمة من أبيه عنده حَصلت
Thus Yahya was chaste like her, and through her,
So John was a devout worshipper like her, and through him
owing to an aspiration from his father that arose in him.
An ambition from his father was fulfilled
فاستفرغتthus exhausted طاقةcapacity الإنسانthe human being حالتهاher state
فاستفرغت طاقة الإنسان حالتها
هذيthis مقالتهاher statement لوif أنهاthat she سئلتwere asked
هذي مقالتها لو أنها سئلت
Her state thus exhausted all human capacity.
So the capacity of man exhausted its state
These would be her words, were she asked.
This would be its statement, if it was asked
لقدindeed نظرتI looked إليهاat her وهيwhile she سافرةٌunveiled
لقد نظرت إليها وهي سافرةٌ
فماso that which بهby it فصلتshe was separated بهby it لهاfor her وصلتshe was united
فما به فصلت به لها وصلت
I have indeed looked upon her while she was unveiled.
I looked at her while she was uncovered
Thus what set her apart was, for her, the means of union.
Yet through what disconnected her, she was connected
فانظرso look إليهاat her وسلمهاand entrust her لخالقعاto her Creator
فانظر إليها وسلمها لخالقعا
فإنfor indeed نفسكyour soul تُجزيis recompensed بالذيfor what عملتit has done
فإن نفسك تُجزي بالذي عملت
So look upon her and entrust her to her Creator,
So look to her Giver and deliver her
for your soul is recompensed for what it has done.
For your soul will be rewarded for what it did