You used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it before your own eyes.
Aal 'Imran 3:143
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وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ
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You used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it before your own eyes.
You used to wish to face death before you saw it. Now you've seen it with your own eyes.
You used to wish for death before you faced it — now you have seen it with your own eyes.
You used to wish for death before you met it—now you have seen it while you were looking on.
And you used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes.
And you used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes.
And you had certainly wished for death [i.e., martyrdom] before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.
You did indeed wish for death (Ash-Shahâdah - martyrdom) before you met it. Now you have seen it openly with your own eyes.
You did wish for martyrdom before facing it, and now you have seen it with your own eyes.
Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes!
You were longing for death, before you met it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes.
You previously longed for death (in the way of Allah): now you have faced it, observing it with your own eyes.
Certainly you were longing for death before you had encountered it. Then certainly, you saw it, as you were looking on.
Walaqad kuntum tamannawna almawta min qabli an talqawhu faqad raaytumoohu waantum tanthuroona