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Surah Al-Qalam, ayah 48

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

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.

Al-Qalam · 68:48

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  1. فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
  2. لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mifor (the) decision
  3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
  4. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  5. تَكُنtakunbe
  6. كَصَاحِبِkaṣāḥibilike (the) companion
  7. ٱلْحُوتِl-ḥūti(of) the fish
  8. إِذْidhwhen
  9. نَادَىٰnādāhe called out
  10. وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
  11. مَكْظُومٌۭmakẓūmun(was) distressed

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