Quran 69:27 — Al-Haaqqa, verse 27
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
How I wish death had been the end of me.
يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ
yālaytahā kānati l-qāḍiyata
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Would it had been the end!
- Muhammad Asad
- Oh, would that this [death of mine] had been the end of me!
- Sahih International
- I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰلَيْتَهَاyālaytahā | O! I wish it | — |
| 2 | كَانَتِkānati | had been | كون |
| 3 | ٱلْقَاضِيَةَl-qāḍiyata | the end | قضي |