Translation of "أَكُونُ" in English

يَا لَيْتَنِي فِيهَا جَذَعًا لَيْتَنِي أَكُونُ حَيًّا إِذْ يُخْرِجُكَ قَوْمُكَ.

I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out.