143 Preface وَلَقَد كُنتُم تَمَنَّونَ المَوتَ مِن قَبلِ أَن تَلقَوهُ فَقَد رَأَيتُموهُ وَأَنتُم تَنظُرونَAli Quli QaraiCertainly you were longing for death before you had encountered it. Then certainly you saw it, as you looked on.