Surah Ali 'Imran 3:127 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 127 / 200 · Page 66
لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِّنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ
Word by Word
لِيَقْطَعَ
liyaqta'a
That He may cut off
طَرَفًا
tarafan
a part
مِّنَ
mina
of
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieved
أَوْ
aw
or
يَكْبِتَهُمْ
yakbitahum
suppress them
فَيَنقَلِبُوا
fayanqalibu
so (that) they turn back
خَائِبِينَ
khaibina
disappointed
Transliteration
Laiyaqta'a tarafam minal lazeena kafarooo aw yakbitahum fayanqaliboo khaaa'ibeen
Translation
That He might cut down a section of the disbelievers or suppress them so that they turn back disappointed.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Your victory in the Battle of Badr was because Allah willed that a group of the disbelievers be destroyed, and another be humiliated, frustrating them through defeat so that they withdrew.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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