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.
Allah bertukar pikiran dengan Yunus, mengatakan bahwa sang nabi merasa sedih hanya karena tanaman belaka yang tumbuh dalam semalam lalu mati, padahal tanaman itu tidak Yunus tanam ataupun tumbuhkan.