(O Muhammad!) We reveal to you this account from a realm which lies beyond the reach of your perception for you were not with them when they drew lots with their pens about who should be Mary's guardian, and you were not with them when they disputed about it.
اين [جمله‌] از اخبار غيب است كه به تو وحى مى‌كنيم، و [گرنه‌] وقتى كه آنان قلمهاى خود را [براى قرعه‌كشى به آب‌] مى‌افكندند تا كدام يك سرپرستى مريم را به عهده گيرد، نزد آنان نبودى؛ و [نيز] وقتى با يكديگر كشمكش مى‌كردند نزدشان نبودى.