Thereupon her Lord graciously accepted Mary and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth and placed her in the care of Zechariah. Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her provided with food. He asked her: 'O Mary, how did this come to you?' She said: 'It is from Allah. Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.'
پس پروردگارش آن دختر را به نيكى از او بپذيرفت. و به وجهى پسنديده پرورشش داد و زكريا را به سرپرستى او گماشت. و هر وقت كه زكريا به محراب نزد او مى‌رفت، پيش او خوردنى مى‌يافت. مى گفت: اى مريم، اينها براى تو از كجا مى‌رسد؟ مريم مى‌گفت: از جانب خدا؛ زيرا او هر كس را كه بخواهد بى‌حساب روزى مى‌دهد.