Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 143
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You were longing for tamannawna one of the two letters tā’ has been omitted from the original tatamannawna death before you met it when you said ‘Would that we had a day like the Day of Badr in order to attain what its martyrs attained.’ Now you have seen it that is the cause of it war looking on that is with your eyes open and contemplating the conditions so why did you retreat?
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And verily ye used to wish for death) in war (before ye met it (in the field)) on the Day of Uhud. (Now ye have seen it) you have seen fighting and war on the Day of Uhud, (with your eyes!) you saw the swords of the unbelievers, ran away from them and did not remain unshaken with your Prophet!