Hafiz soon
Adh-Dhariyat · 51:33
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Sahih International
Word 1 of 5
لِنُرْسِلَ
linur'sila
That we may send down
Word breakdown
ل
Harf · Purpose particleso that
نُرْسل
Fi'l · VerbThat 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 & FutureVerb 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–IVPurpose 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