QuranicWords

لَيْتَ layta – “I wish / Would that”

A Qur'anic Arabic particle that occurs 14 times in the Qur'an. It is word #650 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
I wish / Would that
Type
Accusative particle (Ḥarf Naṣb)
In the Qur'an
14 times
Frequency rank
#650 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Particles & Function Words, section 2, lesson 2

Meaning in 8 languages

EnglishI wish / Would that
  • I wish Al-Haqqah 69:27
  • Would that Al-An'am 6:27
বাংলাহায়
اردوکاش
हिन्दीकाश
Bahasa Indonesiaseandainya
Türkçekeşke
فارسیای کاش
Françaissouhait

In the Qur'an: Al-Haqqah 69:27

يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

English

I wish my death had been the decisive one.

বাংলা

হায়! আমার মৃত্যুই যদি আমার শেষ হত !

اردو

اے کاش کہ وہی موت قصہ پاک کردینے والی ہوتی !

हिन्दी

ऐ काश! वह (मृत्यु) काम तमाम कर देने वाली होती।

Bahasa Indonesia

Wahai kiranya kematian itulah yang menyelesaikan segala sesuatu.

Türkçe

Keşke onunla (ölümümle) her iş olup bitseydi!

فارسی

ای کاش (با مرگ) همه چیز تمام می‌شد (و پایان کار بود).

Français

Hélas, comme j'aurai souhaité que [ma première mort] fût la définitive.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.