Surah Al-Qalam — Ayah 49 (68:49)

English translation (Saheeh International)

If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.¹

1. - But instead, Allāh accepted his repentance and provided means for his recovery. See 37:139-148.

Brief commentary

Had it not been for the mercy of Allah reaching him, the whale would have thrown him on a barren land, rebuked.