143. " and really you were longing for death before you met it (the holy struggle); but (now that) you have seen it, you look (at it) ! " commentary: in the occasion of revelation of this verse, it has been said that after the battle of badr when the muslims won the war and some believers were slain, too, some of the remaining persons wished that they had also been slain in the battle of badr in the path of allah. but, in the following year, when the battle of 'uh¤ud took place, they ran away from it. these people are criticized and scorned in this verse. explanation: 1. be not deceived by your wishes, and do not trust on any empty motto or on any one who claims it. 2. it is in practice and in the field of action that human beings are tried. in the supplication of the martyrs of karbala, we recite: " we wish we had been with you and had been killed as you." have we ever thought that how much do we do practically in action ? " and really you were longing for death before you met it (the holy struggle); but (now that) you have seen it, you look (at it) ! "