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4:42
يوميذ يود الذين كفروا وعصوا الرسول لو تسوى بهم الارض ولا يكتمون الله حديثا ٤٢
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَعَصَوُا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّىٰ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ ٱللَّهَ حَدِيثًۭا ٤٢
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
يَوَدُّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
وَعَصَوُاْ
ٱلرَّسُولَ
لَوۡ
تُسَوَّىٰ
بِهِمُ
ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
وَلَا
يَكۡتُمُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
حَدِيثٗا
٤٢
On that Day, those who denied ˹Allah˺ and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they were reduced to dust. And they will never be able to hide anything from Allah.1 
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Readings:
لَوْ تُسَوَّى
law tusawwā
“they will wish the earth were levelled with/upon them”
This reading uses a passive imperfect verb (form II), with ‘the earth’ as its subject. The meaning of ‘levelled with’ is that the unbelievers wish to be just like the earth (i.e. the dust, see 78:40) in being unaccountable for their deeds. It may also mean that they wish they were in their graves, covered by the earth.
لَوْ تَسَّوَّى
law tassawwā
“they will wish the earth had been level with/upon them”
لَوْ تَسَوَّى
law tasawwā
“they will wish the earth had been level with/upon them”
These readings are alternative vocalisations of the form V perfect verb.

Explanation:

These readings amount to the same meanings.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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