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Adh-Dhariyat · 51:33

To send down upon them stones of clay,

Sahih International

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لِنُرْسِلَ

linur'sila

That we may send down

Word breakdown

ل

Harf · Purpose particle

so that

نُرْسل

Fi'l · Verb

That we may send down

Rootرسلrsl

to send, messenger

513× in the Quran · Very common

LemmaأَرْسَلَVerb (form IV) - to send

Grammar rules

Subjunctive verb

لِنُرْسِلَ (That we may send down) 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
Verb form IV — causative

لِنُرْسِلَ (That we may send down) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").

We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".

Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV
Purpose لِ (so that)

لِنُرْسِلَ (That we may send down) 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