The supplication of Yunus
Surah Al-Anbiya', verse 87: Arabic text, word by word, transliteration, translation and audio
- Surah 21 · Al-Anbiya'
- Verse 87
- Juz 17
- Page 329
- 42 s to listen
- 23 words
- 25 tajweed rules
The supplication of Yunus: verse 87 of Surah Al-Anbiya' (surah 21), in juz 17, page 329 of the Madani Mushaf. 23 words, 42 s of listening with al-Husary. Here: the Arabic text with color-coded tajweed, word by word with audio for each word, transliteration, translation and meaning.
The Arabic text of the supplication of Yunus
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾
wadha n-nūni 'idh dhahaba mughāḍiban faẓanna 'al lan naqdira ʿalayhi fanādā fi ẓ-ẓulumāti 'al lā 'ilāha 'illā 'anta subḥānaka 'innī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīn
Recitation: al-Husary (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim)
The supplication of Yunus word by word
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| No. | Word | Transliteration | Meaning | Listen | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَذَا | wadha | And Dhun-Nun | — | |
| 2 | ٱلنُّونِ | n-nūni | And Dhun-Nun | Hamzat al-WaslLam ShamsiyyahGhunnah | |
| 3 | إِذ | 'idh | when | — | |
| 4 | ذَّهَبَ | dhahaba | he went | — | |
| 5 | مُغَـٰضِبًا | mughāḍiban | (while) angry | Madd Tabee'eeIkhfa | |
| 6 | فَظَنَّ | faẓanna | and thought | Ghunnah | |
| 7 | أَن | 'al | that | Idgham without Ghunnah | |
| 8 | لَّن | lan | never | Idgham with Ghunnah | |
| 9 | نَّقْدِرَ | naqdira | We would decree | Qalqalah | |
| 10 | عَلَيْهِ | ʿalayhi | upon him | — | |
| 11 | فَنَادَىٰ | fanādā | Then he called | — | |
| 12 | فِى | fi | in | — | |
| 13 | ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ | ẓ-ẓulumāti | the darkness(es) | Hamzat al-WaslLam ShamsiyyahMadd Tabee'ee | |
| 14 | أَن | 'al | that | Idgham without Ghunnah | |
| 15 | لَّآ | lā | (There is) no | Madd Munfasil | |
| 16 | إِلَـٰهَ | 'ilāha | god | Madd Tabee'ee | |
| 17 | إِلَّآ | 'illā | except | Madd Munfasil | |
| 18 | أَنتَ | 'anta | You | Ikhfa | |
| 19 | سُبْحَـٰنَكَ | subḥānaka | Glory be to You | QalqalahMadd Tabee'ee | |
| 20 | إِنِّى | 'innī | Indeed, [I] | Ghunnah | |
| 21 | كُنتُ | kuntu | I am | Ikhfa | |
| 22 | مِنَ | mina | of | — | |
| 23 | ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ | ẓ-ẓālimīn | the wrongdoers | Hamzat al-WaslLam ShamsiyyahMadd Tabee'eeMadd at a stop |
The supplication of Yunus in English
And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
At the disbelief of his people.
Or "would not restrict him" in the belly of the fish.
That of the night, of the sea, and of the fish's interior.
The meaning of the supplication of Yunus
O Messenger! Also mention the story of the Companion of the Whale: Jonah (peace be upon him), when he went away without the permission of his Lord, angry with his people for their insistence on sin. He thought I would not constrain him by punishing him for his hurrying away; and so he was afflicted with a severe form of constraint and imprisonment when the Whale swallowed him. He then called out in the darknesses of the belly of the Whale, the ocean and the night, acknowledging his error and repenting to Allah for it, saying, “There is no true deity except You, You are glorified of all faults and sanctified. Indeed, I was one of the wrongdoers.”
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Tajweed rules in the supplication of Yunus
| Rule | Count | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Madd Tabee'ee | 5 | |
| Ghunnah | 3 | |
| Hamzat al-Wasl | 3 | |
| Ikhfa | 3 | |
| Lam Shamsiyyah | 3 | |
| Idgham without Ghunnah | 2 | |
| Madd Munfasil | 2 | |
| Qalqalah | 2 | |
| Idgham with Ghunnah | 1 | |
| Madd at a stop | 1 |
Memorize the supplication of Yunus
Split at the Mushaf’s pause marks.
- Part 1 وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Which word is missing?
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ … ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Frequently asked questions
Where in the Quran is the supplication of Yunus?
In Surah Al-Anbiya' (surah 21): verse 87, juz 17, page 329 of the Madani Mushaf.
How many words are in the supplication of Yunus?
The supplication of Yunus: 23 Arabic words, counted word by word in the Mushaf text.
How long does it take to listen to the supplication of Yunus?
Listening to the supplication of Yunus takes 42 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), slower than a usual recitation.
Which tajweed rules are in the supplication of Yunus?
On this page, 25 rules are color-coded in the supplication of Yunus. The most frequent: Madd Tabee'ee (5), Ghunnah (3) and Hamzat al-Wasl (3).
How can I check my recitation of the supplication of Yunus?
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