وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.
إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ
Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ
Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.1
فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ
Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,1
لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ
he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.1
۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ
But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,
وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ
and caused a squash plant to grow over him.1