Oh, would that it had been death! — Al Haaqqa 69:27 Pin
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يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ

Oh, would that it had been death!

Al Haaqqa 69:27

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Oh, would that it had been death!”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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