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3:143Aal-i-Imraan · The Family of Imraan · verse 143 of 200

وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ ٱلْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ۝١٤٣
Walaqad kuntum tamannawna almawta min qabli an talqawhu faqad raaytumoohu waantum tanthuroona
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.
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
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.
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Bien sûr, vous souhaitiez la mort avant de la rencontrer. Or vous l'avez vue, certes, tandis que vous regardiez!
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
Anhelaban la muerte antes de salir a su encuentro, y la vieron con sus propios ojos.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Und ihr habt euch ja wiederholt den Tod gewünscht, bevor ihr ihm begegnet seid. Nun habt ihr ihn mit eigenen Augen geschaut.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
And olsun ki, ölümle karşılaşmadan önce onu temenni ediyordunuz; işte onu gözlerinizle bakarak gördünüz.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
اور تم موت (شہادت) کے آنے سے پہلے اس کی تمنا کیا کرتے تھے سو تم نے اس کو آنکھوں سے دیکھ لیا
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Dan kamu benar-benar mengharapkan mati (syahid) sebelum kamu menghadapinya; maka (sekarang) kamu sungguh, telah melihatnya dan kamu menyaksikannya.
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Dan sesungguhnya kamu telah mengharap-harapkan mati Syahid (dalam perang Sabil) sebelum kamu menghadapinya. Maka sesungguhnya kamu (sekarang) telahpun menyaksikannya dan kamu sedang melihatnya (dengan mata kepala sendiri).
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
আর তোমরা তো মৃত্যু আসার আগেই মরণ কামনা করতে, কাজেই এখন তো তোমরা তা চোখের সামনে উপস্থিত দেখতে পাচ্ছ।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Вы действительно желали смерти, пока не встретились с ней. Теперь вы увидели ее воочию.
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
遭遇死亡之前,你们确已希望死亡;现在你们确已亲眼见到死亡了。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
و [ای مؤمنان،] به راستی که پیش از روبه‌روشدن با مرگ [در غزوۀ اُحُد]، آرزوی شهادت داشتید. سرانجام آن [معرکۀ جنگ‌] را دیدید و [اکنون پیش روی شماست و] به آن می‌نگرید.
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Na nyinyi mlikuwa mkitamani mauti kabla hamjakutana nayo. Basi sasa mmekwisha yaona na huku mnayatazama.
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Nyinyi mlikuwa mkitaka kufa katika Njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu kabla hamjayaona mauti na mkajua kitisho chake. Sasa basi nyinyi mmekwisha yaona mauti walipo uliwa ndugu zenu mbele yenu nanyi mnaangalia.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
तथा तुम तो मौत की कामनाएँ कर79 रहे थे, जब तक वह तुम्हारे सामने नहीं आई थी। लो, अब वह तुम्हारे सामने है, और तुम उसे देख रहे हो।
QuranEnc.com · version 1.1.5
79अर्थात अल्लाह की राह में शहीद हो जाने की।
TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Ni$ tepmennim tameppant, uqbel a p id temmagrem. Ni$ twalam p, kunwi tepmuqulem.
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Vi auguravate la morte prima ancora di incontrarla. Ora l'avete vista con i vostri occhi.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Aneláveis a morte antes de vos terdes deparado com ela. Viste-la, então, como os vossos próprios olhos!
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
A vi ste smrt priželjkivali prije nego što ste se s njom suočili, pa ste je, eto, očima svojim vidjeli.
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ju ishit ata që dëshironit vdekjen para se të ballafaqoheshit me te. Ja pra, atë e patë dhe e shikuat me sytë tuaj.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
En voorzeker, jullie hadden de dood gewenst, voordat jullie hem (de dood) tegenkwamen en waarlijk, jullie hebben hem gezien en jullie waren getuigen.
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Dhab ahaan waxxad u ahaydeen kuwa jecel Geerida ka hor la kulankeeda, waadna aragteen Geeridii idinkoo Fiirin.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Kuma lalle ne, haƙĩƙa kun kasance kuna gũrin mutuwa tun a gabãnin ku haɗu da ita, to lalle ne kun gan ta,1 alhãli kuwa kuna kallo.
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1Mutuwa watau, kunã gũrin wani yãƙi a bãyan na Badar yã zo.
ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
และแน่นอนพวกเจ้า เคยปรารถนาความตาย ก่อนจากที่พวกเจ้าจะได้พบมัน แล้วแน่นอนพวกเจ้าก็ได้เห็นมันแล้ว ขณะที่พวกเจ้ามองดูกันอยู่
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
நீங்கள் மரணத்தைச் சந்திப்பதற்கு முன்னமே நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் அதை விரும்பினீர்ளே! இப்போது அது உங்கள் கண்முன் இருப்பதை நீங்கள் திட்டமாகப் பார்த்துக் கொண்டீர்கள். (இப்போது ஏன் தயக்கம்?)
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
また(信仰者たちよ)、あなた方は、確かに(ウフドの戦い*以前には、殉教による)死を望んでいたのだ。それ(死)に直面する前には。そして確かに、あなた方はそれをまざまざと、目の当たりにした。1
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.13
1バドルの戦い*に参加出来なかった教友*たちの多くは、また戦いの機会が訪れることを望んでいた。このアーヤ*は彼ら、そして特にマディーナ*郊外へと戦いに出ることを強く主張した者たち(頻出名・用語解説「ウフドの戦い*」参照)に対する、お叱(しか)りである(アル=クルトゥビー4:220‐221参照)。
EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
You did indeed wish for death (Ash-Shahâdah - martyrdom) before you met it. Now you have seen it openly with your own eyes.
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
You did wish for martyrdom1 before facing it, and now you have seen it with your own eyes.
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.20
1This is a reminder to the believers, who missed the Battle of Badr, of their talk about wishing to meet the enemy and being martyred. The Battle of Uhud is being alluded to here, as solid intentions and steadfastness are what actually win battles, not mere fancy talk.
EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
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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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
King Fahd Complex
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.
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Surah
3. Aal-i-Imraan آل عمران
Verse
143 of 200
In the Quran
436 of 6,236
Page
Juz
4 of 30
Hizb
7 of 60 · quarter 3
Revealed
In Madinah (Medinan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
12 in the Uthmani text
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وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ ٱلْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ۝١٤٣
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.
Aal-i-Imraan 3:143 · allahservants.com/en/quran/3/143
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.