So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and made her grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zakariya; whenever Zakariya entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found with her food. He said: O Marium! whence comes this to you? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.

There did Zakariya pray to his Lord; he said: My Lord! grant me from Thee good offspring; surely Thou art the Hearer of prayer.

And Zakariya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas; every one was of the good;

A mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zakariya.

O Zakariya! surely We give you good news of a boy whose name shall be Yahya: We have not made before anyone his equal.

And Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: O my Lord leave me not alone; and Thou art the best of inheritors.