O Muhammad, these are the news from the unseen which We are revealing to you. You were not present with them when priests of the temple cast their pens to decide which of them should be the guardian of Maryem; nor were you with them when they argued about it.
Meaning:
priests: an authorized religious leader who performs sacred rituals and acts as a mediator between humanity and the divine
Cast their pens: unbiased decisions
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