اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ

Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 143

Family of Imran · Medinan · 200 ayahs

3:143

وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَلْقَوْهُࣕ فَقَدْ رَاَیْتُمُوهُ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَࣖ

Walaqad kuntum tamannawna almawta min qabli an talqawhu faqad raaytumoohu waantum tanthuroona

Translations

And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on

Saheeh International

And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes

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