The Holy Quran 19:23 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

فَأَجَآءَهَا ٱلْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَـٰذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًا مَّنسِيًّا

Translation

The labour pains brought her to the trunk of a date palm (from which she took support). She said, "Oh! If only I had died before this and had been completely forgotten (in that way, I would not have to suffer the difficulty of being here all alone without any provisions and I would not have to worry about the insults of people when they see me with a baby)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The severe pain of labour: that is, in the pain of labour she reached a date palm in order to lean against its trunk. At that time the agony of the pain, loneliness and helplessness, the lack of necessities and comforts, and above all the thought of future disgrace and dishonour for a well-known, pure and chaste woman of her religious standing, were…

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