Certainly you were longing for death before you had encountered it. Then certainly, you saw it, as you were looking on.
و همانا شما بوديد كه مرگ [در ميدان جنگ‌] را پيش از آن كه با آن رو به رو شويد، آرزو مى‌كرديد، ولى آن را ديديد و تماشاگر شديد [و تن به جنگ نداديد]