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Quran 21:87

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 87 of 112 · Juz 17

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translations of Quran 21:87
EnglishTalal Itani

And Jonah, when he stormed out in fury, thinking We had no power over him. But then he cried out in the darkness, “There is no god but You! Glory to You! I was one of the wrongdoers!”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Zennunu da; hani öfkelenerek gitmişti de biz kendisini aslâ sıkıştırmayız zannetmişti, derken zulmetler içinde «la ilahe illa ente subhaneke inni kuntu minezzalimîn» diye nidâ etti

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et Dhoulnoun aussi, qui s’en alla plein de colère, et croyait que nous n’avions plus de pouvoir sur lui. Mais il cria ensuite vers nous du sein de l’obscurité : Il n’y a point d’autre dieu que toi. Gloire à toi ! gloire à toi ! j’ai été du nombre des injustes.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En herdenk Dhu'lnun toen hij in woede vertrok en dacht, dat wij onze macht niet op hem konden uitoefenen. En hij riep in de duisternis uit: Er is geen God buiten u, geloofd zijt gij! Waarlijk, ik was een onrechtvaardige.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E Dhulnun ancora, che se ne andò pieno di sdegno, e credeva che non avevamo più alcun potere su di lui. Ma gridò quindi a noi dal seno dell’oscurità: Non vi è altro Dio che te. Gloria a te! Gloria a te! sono stato del numero degli ingiusti.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.