← Surah 3

3:143

وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ ٱلْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ
And certainly
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
كُنتُمْ
you used to
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُنVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
تَمَنَّوْنَ
wish
Verb
Root: مني
Grammar (i'rab)
تَمَنَّVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وْنَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
ٱلْمَوْتَ
(for) death
Noun
Root: موت
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مَوْتَNoun — masculine، accusative
مِن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
قَبْلِ
before
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلِNoun — genitive
أَن
[that]
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنPreposition — subordinating
تَلْقَوْهُ
you met it
Verb
Root: لقي
Grammar (i'rab)
تَلْقَVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
فَقَدْ
then indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
رَأَيْتُمُوهُ
you have seen it
Verb
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
رَأَيْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمُوNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
وَأَنتُمْ
while you (were)
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
أَنتُمْNoun — pronoun، 2nd masc. plur.
تَنظُرُونَ
looking on
Verb
Root: نظر
Grammar (i'rab)
تَنظُرُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it. Well, now you have seen it with your own eyes.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

And olsun ki, ölümle karşılaşmadan önce onu temenni ediyordunuz; işte onu gözlerinizle bakarak gördünüz.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Andolsun ki siz ölümle karşılaşmadan önce onu arzuluyordunuz. İşte onu gördünüz, ama bakıp duruyorsunuz.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yemin olsun ki siz onunla karşılaşmadan önce ölümü temenni etmiştiniz. Bakıp dururken onu (karşınızda) gördünüz.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولقد كنتم -أيها المؤمنون- قبل غزوة "أُحد" تتمنون لقاء العدو؛ لتنالوا شرف الجهاد والاستشهاد في سبيل الله الذي حَظِي به إخوانكم في غزوة "بدر"، فها هو ذا قد حصل لكم الذي تمنيتموه وطلبتموه، فدونكم فقاتلوا وصابروا.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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Topics
Death