P:  Say:  Obey Allah and the messenger.  But if they turn away, lo!  Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).

S:  Say:  Obey Allah and the Messenger; but if they turn back, then surely Allah does not love the unbelievers.

003.033 Y:  Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of ’Imran above all people,-

P:  Lo!  Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of ’Imran above (all His) creatures.

S:  Surely Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the descendants of Ibrahim and the descendants of Imran above the nations.

003.034 Y:  Offspring, one of the other:  And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.

P:  They were descendants one of another.  Allah is Hearer, Knower.

S:  Offspring one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

003.035 Y:  Behold! a woman of ’Imran said:  “O my Lord!  I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service:  So accept this of me:  For Thou hearest and knowest all things.”

P:  (Remember) when the wife of ’Imran said:  My Lord!  I have vowed unto Thee that which is in my belly as a consecrated (offering).  Accept it from me.  Lo!  Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower!

S:  When a woman of Imran said:  My Lord! surely I vow to Thee what is in my womb, to be devoted (to Thy service); accept therefore from me, surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing.

003.036 Y:  When she was delivered, she said:  “O my Lord!  Behold!  I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth-“And no wise is the male Like the female.  I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected.”

P:  And when she was delivered she said:  My Lord!  Lo!  I am delivered of a female — Allah knew best of what she was delivered — the male is not as the female; and lo!  I have named her Mary, and lo!  I crave Thy protection for her and for her offspring from Satan the outcast.

S:  So when she brought forth, she said:  My Lord!  Surely I have brought it forth a female—­ and Allah knew best what she brought forth—­ and the male is not like the female, and I have named it Marium, and I commend her and her offspring into Thy protection from the accursed Shaitan.

003.037 Y:  Right graciously did her Lord accept her:  He made her grow in purity and beauty:  To the care of Zakariya was she assigned.  Every time that he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance.  He said:  “O Mary!  Whence (comes) this to you?” She said:  “From Allah:  for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure.”

P:  And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian.  Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food.  He said:  O Mary!  Whence cometh unto thee this (food)?  She answered:  It is from Allah.  Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.