So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And (21:88)

﴿فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾
[ الأنبياء: 88]

21:88 So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

So I accepted his call and saved him from that severe distress by taking him out from all the darknesses including from the belly of the Whale.
Just like I saved Jonah from this distress of his, I also save the believers when they fall into distress and call out to Me for help.

So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).

phonetic Transliteration

Faistajabna lahu wanajjaynahu mina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almumineena

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers.

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