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Al-Qalam 48

Ayah 48 of 52 · Meccan

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ ٤٨

Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muḥammad], and be not like the companion of the fish [i.e., Jonah] when he called out while he was distressed.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَٱصۡبِرۡSo be patientfa-iṣ'bir
  2. لِحُكۡمِfor (the) decisionliḥuk'mi
  3. رَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbika
  4. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  5. تَكُنbetakun
  6. كَصَاحِبِlike (the) companionkaṣāḥibi
  7. ٱلۡحُوتِ(of) the fishl-ḥūti
  8. إِذۡwhenidh
  9. نَادَىٰhe called outnādā
  10. وَهُوَwhile hewahuwa
  11. مَكۡظُومٞ(was) distressedmakẓūmun

Tafsir

O Messenger! So wait for the decision of your Lord to give them respite and gradually lead them into destruction. And do not be like the companion of the whale i.e. Jonah (peace be upon him) who became annoyed with his people, and then called out to his Lord while distressed in the darkness of the sea and the darkness of the stomach of the whale.

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