Al-Qalam 68:48–50
The companion of the whale
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌۭ ٤٨ لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌۭ ٤٩ فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ٥٠
The meaning, simply
Be patient with your Lord's decision, and do not be like the companion of the whale, Jonah, peace be upon him, when he called out to his Lord full of distress. Had a favour from his Lord not reached him, he would have been cast on the bare shore, blamed. But his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ
- Yunus, peace be upon him
- مَكْظُومٌۭ
- full of distress
- تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ
- reached him
- بِٱلْعَرَآءِ
- the open, empty land
- فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ
- so He chose him
Think with me
Jonah called his Lord in the darkness and was saved. What do you pray when you feel upset?