Ayat e Karima — Dua of Prophet Yunus (AS) in Distress

The cry of Prophet Yunus (Jonah) AS from the darkness of the whale belly in the depths of the ocean. It combines the affirmation of Tawhid, the glorification of Allah above all shortcomings, and the confession of one’s own wrongdoing.

لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina l-ẓālimīn

Translation & Meaning

"There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

"تیرے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، تو پاک ہے، بے شک میں ہی قصورواروں میں سے تھا۔"

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لَّا إِلَٰهَ

Lā ilāha

There is no deity

کوئی معبود نہیں

إِلَّا أَنتَ

illā anta

except You

سوائے تیرے

سُبْحَانَكَ

subḥānaka

glory be to You

تو پاک ہے

إِنِّي كُنتُ

innī kuntu

indeed I was / have been

بے شک میں تھا

مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

mina l-ẓālimīn

among the wrongdoers

ظالموں میں سے

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💡 Linguistic & Spiritual Meaning

Subḥānaka (سُبْحَانَكَ) purifies Allah from any injustice, signifying that whatever trial afflicts the servant is never unjust on Allah’s part, but a result of human imperfection. Acknowledging "innī kuntu mina l-ẓālimīn" lifts the veil of arrogance and attracts instant divine mercy and relief from severe hardships.

🏆 Authentic Virtues & Rewards

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ declared: "No Muslim supplicates with this prayer for anything whatsoever except that Allah answers him." (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3505; Sunan an-Nasa’i al-Kubra 10492). Verified as Sahih by Al-Albani.