The Holy Quran 68:48 — Surah Al-Qalam

Arabic text

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

Translation

So (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) be patient with the decision of your Rabb (to postpone the punishment) and do not be (hasty for the punishment to come to them immediately) like the person of the fish (Yunus عليه الصلاة والسلام) who called (to Allaah for help) as he was suppressing (choking with) his grief (while in the stomach of the fish).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The anger of Yunus ﵇: that is, do not show impatience and agitation in the matter of the deniers like the prophet who went into the belly of the fish (Yunus ﵊). His story has already passed, a little at a time, in several places.

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