Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran), ayah 143

1. وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ

   Translation by words

   وَلَقَدْ

   And certainly

   كُنتُمْ

   you used to

   تَمَنَّوْنَ

   wish

   ٱلْمَوْتَ

   (for) death

   مِن

   from

   قَبْلِ

   before

   أَن

   [that]

   تَلْقَوْهُ

   you met it,

   فَقَدْ

   then indeed,

   رَأَيْتُمُوهُ

   you have seen it

   وَأَنتُمْ

   while you (were)

   تَنظُرُونَ

   looking on.

   And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have (now) seen it (before you) while you were looking on.

   3:143

Translation: Saheeh International