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
Word 1 of 9
لِيَقْطَعَ
liyaqṭaʿa
That He may cut off
Word breakdown
لِ
Harf · Purpose particleso that
يَقْطَعَ
Fi'l · VerbThat 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 & FuturePurpose 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