God reasoned with Jonah, saying that the prophet was feeling sorry over the death of a mere plant that had grown up overnight, one that Jonah neither planted nor caused to grow.
حاجّ يهوه يونان قائلا انه اشفق على نبتة نمت وذوَت بين ليلة وضحاها وهو لم يزرعها او يتعب فيها .‏