Hafiz soon
Al-Ahzab · 33:8
That He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 8
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ
liyasala
That He may ask
Word breakdown
ل
Harf · Purpose particleso that
يسْـل
Fi'l · VerbThat He may ask
RootسالsAl
to ask, demand, question
129× in the Quran · Common
LemmaسَأَلَVerb (form I) - to ask
Grammar rules
Subjunctive verb
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ (That He may ask) 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)
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ (That He may ask) 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