The Pen
68. Al-Qalam
القلم
al-Qalam (The Pen)
ٱلْقَلَم
68:48
فَاصْبِرْ
لِحُكْمِ
رَبِّكَ
وَلَا
تَكُن
كَصَاحِبِ
الْحُوتِ
إِذْ
نَادَى
وَهُوَ
مَكْظُومٌ
fa-ṣbir li-ḥukmi rabbika wa-lā takun ka-ṣāḥibi l-ḥūti ʾidh nādā wa-huwa makẓūmun
Exercise patience until the promise of your Lord (to punish the unbelievers) comes true. Do not be like Jonah (who left his people without the permission of God; he wanted them to be punished immediately),