Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:127

That He might cut down a section of the disbelievers or suppress them so that they turn back disappointed.

Sahih International

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لِيَقْطَعَ

liyaqṭaʿa

That He may cut off

Word breakdown

لِ

Harf · Purpose particle

so that

يَقْطَعَ

Fi'l · Verb

That He may cut off

RootقطعqTE

to cut, cut off, separate, turn aside

36× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaقُطِعَVerb (form I) - to cut

Grammar rules

Subjunctive verb

لِيَقْطَعَ (That He may cut off) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.

We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Purpose لِ (so that)

لِيَقْطَعَ (That He may cut off) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".

We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

Lesson 4 · Particles