Hafiz soon
Al-Qamar · 54:45

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

Sahih International

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سَيُهْزَمُ

sayuh'zamu

Soon will be defeated

Word breakdown

س

Harf · Future particle

will

يُهْزمُ

Fi'l · Verb

Soon will be defeated

Rootهزمhzm

to defeat, rout

3× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaهَزَمُVerb (form I) - to defeat

Grammar rules

Passive voice

سَيُهْزَمُ (Soon will be defeated) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Lesson 11 · Passive & Participles
Future سَ (will)

سَيُهْزَمُ (Soon will be defeated) starts with سَ, which turns a present tense verb into future tense.

We add "will" — the action hasn't happened yet.

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future