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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 48){ فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ … :} By "the man of the fish" is meant Yunus (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is being instructed to wait patiently for Allah's decision regarding them, not to be distressed by the delay in the coming of punishment, and not to, out of impatience or weariness, do anything like what the man of the fish (Yunus, peace be upon him) did, that he left his people without permission. For the story of Yunus (peace be upon him), see Surah Yunus (98), Al-Anbiya (88, 87), and As-Saffat (139 to 148). The supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him) was: « اَنْ لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْتَ سُبْحٰنَكَ اِنِّيْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ » [ الأنبیاء : ۸۷ ] "There is no true deity except You; You are pure; indeed, I was among the wrongdoers." {’’ وَ هُوَ مَكْظُوْمٌ ‘‘} (being full of grief) means that on that day, many sorrows and shocks gathered in his heart: one, the grief that his people did not believe; second, leaving without explicit permission; third, being thrown into the sea; and fourth, being imprisoned in the belly of the fish. He treated all these sorrows and shocks by supplication, glorification, and seeking forgiveness in the court of Allah, and Allah Almighty delivered him from every grief.
