وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
Walaqad kuntum tamannawna almawta min qabli an talqawhu faqad raaytumoohu waantum tanthuroona
And certainly you used to wish (for) death before [that] you met it, then indeed, you have seen it while you (were) looking on.
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!
Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes!
And certainly you desired death before you met it. So indeed you have seen it now while you look (at it).
And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.