Despair not of the Mercy of Allah (see also Jonah)

And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger¹ and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him.² And he called out within the darknesses,³ "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins.¹ Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."

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.

If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.¹

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.