[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And you used to long for death before you came upon it; so now you see it right in-front of you!
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!
Wahiduddin Khan
You were longing for death, before you met it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on
The Wise Quran
And certainly, you wished for death before you met it. So indeed you have seen it and you look.
The Study Quran
You did indeed long for death before you met it. Now you have seen it, looking on
Talal Itani (2012)
You used to wish for death before you have faced it. Now you have seen it before your own eyes
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
You were desiring death before you met it. Now, you’ve seen it while looking.
T.B.Irving
You used to long for death even before you met it, so now you have seen it while you were facing it!
Syed Vickar Ahamed
You did indeed wish for death before you met it: Now you have seen it (in battles) with your own two eyes, (and you draw back!
Sher Ali
And you used to wish for such a death before you met it; now you have seen it face to face, then why do some of you seek to avoid it
Shakir
And certainly you desired death before you met it, so indeed you have seen it and you look (at it
Shabbir Ahmed
You used to long for death in the Cause of Allah before you faced it. Now you have faced it, right before your eyes. You understand that honorable life in this world belongs to those who have conquered the fear of death, and that death is the gateway to the Eternal life
Samy Mahdy
And already you were wishing for death before you met it. So, already you have seen it, while you look on.
Safi Kaskas
You desired death [in God's cause] before you encountered it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes!
Rashad Khalifa
You used to long for death before you had to face it. Now you have faced it, right before your eyes.
N J Dawood 2014
You used to wish for death before you met it, and now you behold what it is like
Mustaqim
And you already hoped for death before you met it, and you already saw it with open eyes.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
You certainly wished ˹for the opportunity˺ for martyrdom before encountering it, now you have seen it with your own eyes.
Musharraf Hussain
Before coming face to face with it, you were eager to fight,but now you have seen it with your own eyes
MunirMezyed2023
Verily you longed for the opportunity to attain martyrdom before encountering it. Now surely you see it before your very eyes.
Munir Mezyed
Verily, you used to long for death (i.e. for martyrdom) before you encountered it. Now you have seen it before your very eyes.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
You had longed for death before you faced it. Now, you have seen it with your eyes wide open
Muhammad Sarwar
You certainly wished to die (for the cause of God) before you actually faced death. Then you faced death (in the battlefield and only a few of you had the true desire to die)
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And indeed you readily coveted death even before you met it; then you have already seen it, and you were looking (at it)
Muhammad Asad
For, indeed, you did long for death [in God’s cause] before you came face to face with it; and now you have seen it with your own eyes
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And you had been wishing/desiring the death, from before that you meet/find it, so you had seen it and you (are) looking
Mohammad Shafi
You did indeed wish for death before you were face-to-face with it. Then you did certainly see it and you looked on.
Mir Aneesuddin
And you had desired death before you met it, so you have seen it while you were looking.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And certainly you desired death before you met it. So indeed you have seen it now while you look (at it)
Maududi
You previously longed for death (in the way of Allah): now you have faced it, observing it with your own eyes
Linda "iLham" Barto
You hoped for death until you actually faced it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes.
John Medows Rodwell
Ye had desired death ere ye met it. But ye have now seen it - and ye have beheld it - and fled from it
Irving/Hegab
You used to long for death even before you met it, so now you have seen it while you were facing it!
Hilali - Khan
You did indeed wish for death (AshShahadah - martyrdom) before you met it. Now you have seen it openly with your own eyes
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
You used to wish for death before you met it, so you have seen it while you were looking
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, you used to long for death before you met it! Now you see it (and flinch)
George Sale
Moreover ye did sometime wish for death before that ye met it; but ye have now seen it, and ye looked on, but retreated from it
Fode Drame
And indeed you used to yearn for the death before you met it. Now you have indeed seen it while you look on.
Faridul Haque
And you used to wish for death before you met it; so now you see it before your eyes
Edward Henry Palmer
Why, ye longed for death before ye met it! Now ye have looked upon it and ye halt
Dr. Munir Munshey
You had certainly wished to die (for His cause) before you (actually) came face-to-face with death (on the battlefield). Now you have seen it up close with your own eyes
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And you used to long for death (as a martyr) before you faced it. So now you have seen it in front of your own eyes
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And, certainly, you had been coveting death before you were to meet it. Then, surely, you saw and look on it.
Dr. Kamal Omar
You were indeed longing for death before you faced it. So, without doubt you have seen it and you are awaiting (for orders instead of tahead of state initiative)
Corpus.Quran
And certainly you used to wish (for) death from before [that] you met it then indeed you have seen it while you (were) looking on
Bilal Muhammad 2018
You indeed wished for death before you met it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes
Bijan Moeinian
You were wishing for the death (martyrdom) and now you saw it with your own eyes [in this battle and realize that it is not an easy honor to earn.]
Bakhtiari Nejad
And you certainly used to wish for death (to be killed in God’s way) before you meet it, so now you saw it and you just looked (and did not fight).
Arthur John Arberry
You were longing for death before you met it; now you have seen it, while you were beholding
Amatul Rahman Omar
And you used to long for (Jihad and a martyr's) death before you met it, but now you have seen it and you will see yet (many more wonders happen)
Ali Ünal
You did indeed long for death (for God’s cause) before you came face to face with it; now you have faced it (on the battlefield), only observing it with your own eyes (without doing anything to meet it)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Certainly you were longing for death before you had encountered it. Then certainly you saw it, as you looked on
Aisha Bewley
You were longing for death before you met it. Now you have seen it with your own eyes.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And you used to long for death before meeting it, so now you have seen it with your eyes.
Ahmed Hulusi
You had certainly wished for martyrdom without having to encounter death. Now you see it, but you keep looking on!
Ahmed Ali
You had wished to know death before you faced it (in battle); so now you have seen it before your own eyes
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And assuredly ye were wont to long for death ere ye had met it. Now ye are beholding it even while ye are looking on
Abdul Hye
Indeed you used to wish death before you met it. Now you have seen it openly with your own eyes.
Abdel Haleem
Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it. Well, now you have seen it with your own eyes