سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 48
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So wait with patience for the Decision of your Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish - when he cried out (to Us) while he was in deep sorrow. (See the Qur’ân, Verse 21:87).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
لِحُكْمِ
liḥuk'mi
for (the) decision
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَكُن
takun
be
كَصَاحِبِ
kaṣāḥibi
like (the) companion
ٱلْحُوتِ
l-ḥūti
(of) the fish
إِذْ
idh
when
نَادَىٰ
nādā
he called out
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
مَكْظُومٌۭ
makẓūmun
(was) distressed
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
48. 1. Those who, upon witnessing the denial of their people, acted hastily and, without the decision of their Lord, left their people on their own accord. As a result, they had to call upon their Lord for help while filled with grief and sorrow, in the belly of the fish. As has been detailed earlier,
