فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- ஆகவே, (அவர்களுடைய) பழிப்புக்கிடமான நிலையில் (கடலில்) எறியப்பட வேண்டியவரானார் ஒரு மீன் விழுங்கிற்று.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- පසුව ඔහු දොස් නගනු ලැබූ තත්ත්වයේ මත්සයා ඔහු ගිල දැමී ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- تو پھر انہیں مچھلی نے نگل لیا اور وه خود اپنے آپ کو ملامت کرنے لگ گئے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （そして海に投げ込まれると）大魚に丸呑みにされ，かれは自責の念にかられた。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 大鱼就吞了他，同时，他是应受谴责的。
Tafsir of 37:142
The Story of Yunus We have already discussed the story of Yunus, peace be upon him, in Surat Al-Anbiya' (21:87-88). In the Two Sahihs it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ: أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى» (It is not right for any person to say I am better than Yunus bin Matta.) إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ (When he ran to the laden ship.) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "It was filled with cargo. فَسَاهَمَ (Then he (agreed to) cast lots,) means, to draw lots." فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ (and he was among the losers.) means among those who have been overcome. This was because the ship was being pounded by the waves on all sides, and they were at risk of drowning, so they drew lots, and whoever lost would be thrown overboard so as to lighten the load. The Prophet of Allah Yunus, peace be upon him, lost the draw three times, but they did not want to throw him overboard. He took off his garment so that he could throw himself into the sea, and they tried to stop him.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
