وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًۭا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿٨٧﴾
- 21:87 (opens Quran.com)
- Wa Zan Nooni iz zahaba mughaadiban fazaanna al lan naqdira 'alaihi fanaanna al lan naqdira 'alaihi fanaadaa fiz zulumaati al laaa ilaaha illaaa Anta Subhaanaka innee kuntu minaz zaalimeenAnd [mention] the man of the fish, 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."
About this verse
Ayat-e-Karima is the supplication of Prophet Yunus (Jonah), made from the darkness inside the whale: "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
A hadith in Sunan at-Tirmidhi describes it as a supplication that no Muslim makes for anything without Allah responding. In Pakistan and across South Asia, families often gather to recite it together in large numbers.
Displaying Ayat-e-Karima in your home
- Prayer rooms and quiet corners for reflection and repentance.
- A single flowing line across a landscape canvas keeps the dua readable.
- Deep blues and night tones echo the story of Yunus in the darkness of the sea.
- Hang sacred text at or above eye level, in a clean space, and away from bathrooms — see the calligraphy size guide for measurements and what scholars say about displaying Quranic verses.
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Related verses
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net, via api.alquran.cloud. English meaning: Saheeh International. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran in another language and is not the Quran itself; follow the verse links to read each ayah in its full context.