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Quran 3:143

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 143 of 200 · Juz 4

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

Translations of Quran 3:143
EnglishTalal Itani

You used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it before your own eyes.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Celâlim hakkı için siz o ölümle karşılaşmadan evvel onu temenni ediyordunuz, fakat işte onu gördünüz bakıb duruyordunuz.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Vous désiriez la mort avant qu’elle se fût présentée : vous l’avez vue, vous l’avez envisagée, et vous avez fléchi.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gij verlangdet den dood vóór hij nabij was, gij hebt dien gezien en gij beschouwdet dien.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Desideravate la morte prima che si fosse presentata: voi la vedeste, la temeste, e vi scoraggiste.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.