Surah Ali 'Imran — Verse 127
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لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَآئِبِينَ
LiyaqtaAAa tarafan mina allatheenakafaroo aw yakbitahum fayanqaliboo kha-ibeen
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
That He might cut down a section of the disbelievers or suppress them so that they turn back disappointed.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
and in order to cut off the flanks of the disbelievers’ army and frustrate them, to make them withdraw in total defeat.
Marmaduke Pickthall
That He may cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or overwhelm them so that they retire, frustrated.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
That He might cut off a fringe of the Unbelievers or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of their purpose.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
(Allah helped you) so that He may cut off a flank of disbelievers or throw them down in disgrace, and they go back frustrated.
Al-Hilali & Khan
That He might cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or expose them to infamy, so that they retire frustrated.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
And Allah provided this aid to you in order to cut off a part of those who disbelieved and frustrate them so that they retreat in utter disappointment.