69:27

Al-Haqqah · Ayah 27

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O! I wish it

يَـٰلَيْتَهَا

O! I wish it

يَٰHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

لَيْتَHarf · Accusative particle

would that

Lemmaلَيْت

هَاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person feminine singular)

her/it

3rd personFeminineSingular

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Vocative يا (O!)

يَـٰلَيْتَهَا (O! I wish it) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.

We add "O" before the name — "O O! I wish it!"

Emphasis particle إنّ (indeed)

يَـٰلَيْتَهَا (O! I wish it) is an emphasis particle — it means "indeed" or "verily" and stresses what comes next.

We add "indeed" to emphasize the statement.

I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.

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