Dhun Nun

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِإِذذَّهَبَمُغَٰضِبٗافَظَنَّأَنلَّننَّقۡدِرَعَلَيۡهِفَنَادَىٰفِيٱلظُّلُمَٰتِأَنلَّآإِلَٰهَإِلَّآأَنتَسُبۡحَٰنَكَإِنِّيكُنتُمِنَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٨٧
Saheeh International

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."

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِWathaalnnooni
إِذith
ذَّهَبَthahaba
مُغَـٰضِبًۭاmughadiban
فَظَنَّfathanna
أَنan
لَّنlan
نَّقْدِرَnaqdira
عَلَيْهِAAalayhi
فَنَادَىٰfanada
فِىfee
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِalththulumati
أَنan
لَّآla
إِلَـٰهَilaha
إِلَّآilla
أَنتَanta
سُبْحَـٰنَكَsubhanaka
إِنِّىinnee
كُنتُkuntu
مِنَmina
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَalththalimeena
فَٱصۡبِرۡلِحُكۡمِرَبِّكَوَلَاتَكُنكَصَاحِبِٱلۡحُوتِإِذۡنَادَىٰوَهُوَمَكۡظُومٞ٤٨
Saheeh International

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.

فَٱصْبِرْFaisbir
لِحُكْمِlihukmi
رَبِّكَrabbika
وَلَاwala
تَكُنtakun
كَصَاحِبِkasahibi
ٱلْحُوتِalhooti
إِذْith
نَادَىٰnada
وَهُوَwahuwa
مَكْظُومٌۭmakthoomun
لَّوۡلَآأَنتَدَٰرَكَهُۥنِعۡمَةٞمِّنرَّبِّهِۦلَنُبِذَبِٱلۡعَرَآءِوَهُوَمَذۡمُومٞ٤٩
Saheeh International

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

لَّوْلَآLawla
أَنan
تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadarakahu
نِعْمَةٌۭniAAmatun
مِّنmin
رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi
لَنُبِذَlanubitha
بِٱلْعَرَآءِbialAAarai
وَهُوَwahuwa
مَذْمُومٌۭmathmoomun
فَٱجۡتَبَٰهُرَبُّهُۥفَجَعَلَهُۥمِنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ٥٠
Saheeh International

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

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُFaijtabahu
رَبُّهُۥrabbuhu
فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaAAalahu
مِنَmina
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَalssaliheena