Surah Al-Qalam 68:48 — translation and meaning

القلم · Verse 48 / 52 · Page 566

فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَى وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

Word by Word

فَاصْبِرْ
fa-is'bir
So be patient
لِحُكْمِ
lihuk'mi
for (the) decision
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَكُن
takun
be
كَصَاحِبِ
kasahibi
like (the) companion
الْحُوتِ
al-huti
(of) the fish
إِذْ
idh
when
نَادَى
nada
he called out
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
مَكْظُومٌ
makzumun
(was) distressed

Transliteration

Fasbir lihkmi rabbika wa laa takun kasaahibil boot; iz naadaa wa huwa makzoom

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (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.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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